Where does “silkmek” come from?
silkmek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سلكمه, from Proto-Turkic silk- — to shake.
silkmek (Turkish): to shake; to shake out; to shrug
Definitions
- to shake; to shake out; to shrug
Ancestry of “silkmek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سلكمه | to shake, beat, knock |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | silk- | to shake |