Where does “olmak” come from?

olmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اولمق, from Proto-Turkic bōl- — to become.

olmak (Turkish): to become, come to exist, come into being; to...

Definitions

  1. to become, come to exist, come into being; to...

Ancestry of “olmak”, step by step

olmak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish اولمق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاولمقto become; to happen
2Proto-Turkicbōl-to become

via Proto-Turkic öl-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicöl-to die

Words derived from “olmak”

Every word from Proto-Turkic bōl- →