Where does “uyuyakalmak” come from?

uyuyakalmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish uyumak, from Ottoman Turkish اویومق, from Proto-Turkic ūdï-, from Proto-Turkic ū — sleep.

uyuyakalmak (Turkish): to fall asleep

Definitions

  1. to fall asleep

Ancestry of “uyuyakalmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishuyumakto sleep; to go to sleep; to be unaware of what's...
2Ottoman Turkishاویومقto sleep
3Proto-Turkicūdï-to sleep
4Proto-Turkicūsleep
Every word from Proto-Turkic ū →Every word from Proto-Turkic ūdï- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اویومق →