Where does “tütmek” come from?
tütmek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish توتمك, from Proto-Turkic tüt(e)- — to smoke.
Ancestry of “tütmek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | توتمك | to give out smoke |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | tüt(e)- | to smoke |