Where does “uçarken” come from?

uçarken (Turkish) comes from Turkish uçmak, from Ottoman Turkish اوچمق, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوچمق, from Proto-Turkic uč- — to fly.

uçarken (Turkish): on the fly; while flying

Definitions

  1. on the fly; while flying

Ancestry of “uçarken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishuçmakto fly
2Ottoman Turkishاوچمقto fly, to travel through the air without being in contact with a grounded surface
3Old Anatolian Turkishاوچمقto fly, to travel through the air without being in contact with a grounded surface
4Proto-Turkicuč-to fly
Every word from Proto-Turkic uč-Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish اوچمقEvery word from Ottoman Turkish اوچمق
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