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Where does “sürmemek” come from?

sürmemek (Turkish) comes from Turkish sürmek, from Ottoman Turkish سورمك, from Old Anatolian Turkish sür-, from Proto-Turkic sǖr- — to vade away; to drive away, banish.

sürmemek (Turkish): Not to butter; Not to continue, to last; Not to...

Definitions

  1. Not to butter; Not to continue, to last; Not to...

Ancestry of “sürmemek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsürmekto drive ; to push; to ride; to send, exile,...
2Ottoman Turkishسورمكto drive, drive away, banish, advance, sell in...
3Old Anatolian Turkishsür-to drive away, spend time, go ahead, advance; to...
4Proto-Turkicsǖr-to vade away; to drive away, banish
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