Where does “tutunmak” come from?

tutunmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish tutmak, from Ottoman Turkish طوتمق, from Proto-Turkic tüt- — smoke, to smoke.

tutunmak (Turkish): to hold on

Definitions

  1. to hold on

Ancestry of “tutunmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtutmakto hold; to take hold of; to grip; to grab; to...
2Ottoman Turkishطوتمقto hold, keep; to hold, keep, catch, take, seize,...
3Proto-Turkictüt-smoke, to smoke
Every word from Proto-Turkic tüt- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوتمق →Every word from Turkish tutmak →