Where does “tükürüksüz” come from?
tükürüksüz (Turkish) comes from Turkish tükürük, from Ottoman Turkish توكوروك, from Proto-Turkic *tüpkürük, from Proto-Turkic *tüpkür- — to spit.
tükürüksüz (Turkish): spitless, without spit or spitting
Definitions
- spitless, without spit or spitting
Ancestry of “tükürüksüz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | tükürük | spit, spittle, gob, spawl, saliva which has been expelled from the mouth |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | توكوروك | spit, spittle, gob, spawl, saliva which has been expelled from the mouth |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *tüpkürük | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *tüpkür- | to spit |