Where does “madara etmek” come from?

madara etmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish madara, from Ottoman Turkish مداره, from Ancient Greek μαδαρός, from Ancient Greek μαδάω, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

madara etmek (Turkish): to put in a bad situation, to humiliate

Definitions

  1. to put in a bad situation, to humiliate

Ancestry of “madara etmek”, step by step

madara etmek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish madara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishmadarabad, foul, unlikable
2Ottoman Turkishمدارهbad, unlikable
3Ancient Greekμαδαρόςmoist, wet; bald
4Ancient GreekμαδάωI am moist, wet; I melt away; I fall off
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Turkish etmek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishetmekto do; to make; to equal
2Turkishyerle bir etmekto destroy, to ruin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-Every word from Ancient Greek μαδάωEvery word from Ancient Greek μαδαρός
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