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Where does “silmek” come from?

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

silmek (Turkish): to wipe, wipe up, wipe away; to rub sth. on,...

Definitions

  1. to wipe, wipe up, wipe away; to rub sth. on,...

Ancestry of “silmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسلمكto wipe, wash and scrub, rub off or out
2Proto-Turkicsīl-to wipe, rub

Words derived from “silmek”

  • silinmek
  • silgi
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