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Where does “olmak” come from?

olmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish -iş, from Ottoman Turkish ـش, from Old Anatolian Turkish ـش, from Proto-Turkic -il.

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-iş—
2Ottoman Turkishـش—
3Old Anatolian Turkishـش—
4Proto-Turkic-il—

Words derived from “olmak”

  • olay
  • olmamak
  • olası
  • helak olmak
  • olay
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