Where does “yırtmaç” come from?
yırtmaç (Turkish) comes from Turkish yırtmak, from Ottoman Turkish یرتمق, from Ottoman Turkish یرهق, from Proto-Turkic yīr-.
yırtmaç (Turkish): vent
Ancestry of “yırtmaç”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | yırtmak | to tear, rend, rip; to tear, lacerate; to break... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یرتمق | to tear, rend, slit |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | یرهق | to tear |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | yīr- | — |