Where does “silinmek” come from?

silinmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish silmek, from Ottoman Turkish سلمك, from Proto-Turkic sīl- — to wipe, rub.

silinmek (Turkish): to be deleted

Definitions

  1. to be deleted

Ancestry of “silinmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsilmekto wipe, wipe up, wipe away; to rub sth. on,...
2Ottoman Turkishسلمكto wipe, wash and scrub, rub off or out
3Proto-Turkicsīl-to wipe, rub
Every word from Proto-Turkic sīl- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سلمك →Every word from Turkish silmek →