Where does “yıkanmak” come from?

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

yıkanmak (Turkish): to be washed

Definitions

  1. to be washed

Ancestry of “yıkanmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyıkamakto wash
2Ottoman Turkishیایقامقto wash
3Old Turkicyayka-to shake, rinse
Every word from Old Turkic yayka- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یایقامق →Every word from Turkish yıkamak →