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

  1. to shake; to shake out; to shrug

Ancestry of “silkmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسلكمهto shake, beat, knock
2Proto-Turkicsilk-to shake
Every word from Proto-Turkic silk- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سلكمه →
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