Where does “oturakalmak” come from?

oturakalmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish oturmak, from Ottoman Turkish اوتورمق, from Old Anatolian Turkish otur-, from Proto-Turkic oltur-, from Proto-Turkic ol- — to be, become; to ripe.

oturakalmak (Turkish): to be sitting without moving or speaking

Definitions

  1. to be sitting without moving or speaking

Ancestry of “oturakalmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishoturmakto sit
2Ottoman Turkishاوتورمقto sit, incubate, live, remain
3Old Anatolian Turkishotur-to sit
4Proto-Turkicoltur-to sit; to dwell, reside
5Proto-Turkicol-to be, become; to ripe
Every word from Proto-Turkic ol- →Every word from Proto-Turkic oltur- →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish otur- →