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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | madara | bad, foul, unlikable |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | مداره | bad, unlikable |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μαδαρός | moist, wet; bald |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαδάω | I am moist, wet; I melt away; I fall off |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via Turkish etmek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | etmek | to do; to make; to equal |
| 2 | Turkish | yerle bir etmek | to destroy, to ruin |