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Where does “oturmak” come from?

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

oturmak (Turkish): to sit; to sit down , sit; to reside, dwell in

Definitions

  1. to sit; to sit down , sit; to reside, dwell in

Ancestry of “oturmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاوتورمقto sit, incubate, live, remain
2Old Anatolian Turkishotur-to sit
3Proto-Turkicoltur-to sit; to dwell, reside
4Proto-Turkicol-to be, become; to ripe
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