Where does “sarılmak” come from?
sarılmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish sarmak, from Ottoman Turkish صارمق, from Proto-Turkic *saru-.
sarılmak (Turkish): to hug
Ancestry of “sarılmak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | sarmak | to wind or wrap around; to bandage; to surround |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | صارمق | to wind, wrap around, embrace, surround,... |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *saru- | — |