Where does “tebrik etmek” come from?

tebrik etmek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish تبریك ایتمك, from Ottoman Turkish ایتمك, from Proto-Turkic it- — to push, hit.

tebrik etmek (Turkish): to congratulate

Definitions

  1. to congratulate

Ancestry of “tebrik etmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتبریك ایتمكto congratulate, felicitate, to express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person it is felt for
2Ottoman Turkishایتمكalternative spelling of اتمك; to push, to propel;...
3Proto-Turkicit-to push, hit
Every word from Proto-Turkic it- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ایتمك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تبریك ایتمك →