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Where does “okumak” come from?

okumak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اوقومق, from Proto-Turkic *okï-.

okumak (Turkish): to read; to study, peruse; to sing; to chant,...

Definitions

  1. to read; to study, peruse; to sing; to chant,...

Ancestry of “okumak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاوقومقto read; to study
2Proto-Turkic*okï-—

Words derived from “okumak”

  • okumamak
  • okunmamak
  • okunmak
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