Where does “yıkamak” come from?

yıkamak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یایقامق, from Old Turkic yayka- — to shake, rinse.

yıkamak (Turkish): to wash

Definitions

  1. to wash

Ancestry of “yıkamak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیایقامقto wash
2Old Turkicyayka-to shake, rinse

Words derived from “yıkamak”

Every word from Old Turkic yayka- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یایقامق →