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Where does “parmak” come from?

parmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پرمق, from Old Anatolian Turkish برمق, from Turkmen barmak, from Proto-Turkic bar- — to walk, go; to come, reach.

parmak (Turkish): finger, toe, digit

Definitions

  1. finger, toe, digit

Ancestry of “parmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپرمقfinger, toe
2Old Anatolian Turkishبرمق—
3Turkmenbarmakfinger
4Proto-Turkicbar-to walk, go; to come, reach

Words derived from “parmak”

  • başparmak
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