Where does “kusmak” come from?

kusmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوصمق, from Old Turkic kus-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

kusmak (Turkish): to vomit

Definitions

  1. to vomit

Ancestry of “kusmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقوصمقto vomit, throw up, puke, to regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
2Old Turkickus-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Old Turkic kus- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قوصمق →