Where does “yıkamak” come from?
yıkamak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یایقامق, from Old Turkic yayka- — to shake, rinse.
yıkamak (Turkish): to wash
Ancestry of “yıkamak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یایقامق | to wash |
| 2 | Old Turkic | yayka- | to shake, rinse |
Words derived from “yıkamak”