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Where does “solmak” come from?

solmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish صولمق, from Old Anatolian Turkish sol-, from Proto-Turkic sol- — to wilt, wither.

solmak (Turkish): to get pale; to fade; to wilt, droop, die

Definitions

  1. to get pale; to fade; to wilt, droop, die

Ancestry of “solmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصولمقto fade, wither; to fade, wither, droop
2Old Anatolian Turkishsol-to wilt, wither
3Proto-Turkicsol-to wilt, wither

Words derived from “solmak”

  • solcu
  • sol
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