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Where does “yüzmek” come from?

yüzmek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یوزمك, from Proto-Turkic yüŕ-.

yüzmek (Turkish): to swim; to float; to skin, flay

Definitions

  1. to swim; to float; to skin, flay

Ancestry of “yüzmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیوزمكto swim, float; to skin, flay
2Proto-Turkicyüŕ-—

Words derived from “yüzmek”

  • yüzücü
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