Where does “sarılmak” come from?

sarılmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish sarmak, from Ottoman Turkish صارمق, from Proto-Turkic *saru- — to wind, wrap.

sarılmak (Turkish): to hug

Definitions

  1. to hug

Ancestry of “sarılmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsarmakto wind or wrap around; to bandage; to surround
2Ottoman Turkishصارمقto wind, wrap around, embrace, surround,...
3Proto-Turkic*saru-to wind, wrap
Every word from Proto-Turkic *saru- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish صارمق →Every word from Turkish sarmak →