Where does “söz vermek” come from?
söz vermek (Turkish) comes from Turkish vermek, from Ottoman Turkish ویرمك, from Old Anatolian Turkish ویرمك, from Proto-Turkic bēr- — to give.
söz vermek (Turkish): to promise
Ancestry of “söz vermek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | vermek | to give; to consent for sex, to put out |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ویرمك | — |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ویرمك | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | bēr- | to give |