Where does “uçmazken” come from?
uçmazken (Turkish) comes from Turkish uçmamak, from Turkish uçmak, from Ottoman Turkish اوچمق, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوچمق, from Proto-Turkic uč- — to fly.
uçmazken (Turkish): while not flying
Definitions
- while not flying
Ancestry of “uçmazken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | uçmamak | Not to fly |
| 2 | Turkish | uçmak | to fly |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | اوچمق | to fly, to travel through the air without being in contact with a grounded surface |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اوچمق | to fly, to travel through the air without being in contact with a grounded surface |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | uč- | to fly |