Where does “saçmak” come from?

saçmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish صاچمق, from Proto-Turkic *sač- — to scatter, sprinkle.

saçmak (Turkish): to scatter, strew, sprinkle, spill; to sow; to...

Definitions

  1. to scatter, strew, sprinkle, spill; to sow; to...

Ancestry of “saçmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصاچمقto scatter, sprinkle
2Proto-Turkic*sač-to scatter, sprinkle
Every word from Proto-Turkic *sač-Every word from Ottoman Turkish صاچمق
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