Where does “yaşamak” come from?

yaşamak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یاشامق, from Proto-Turkic yāĺ, from Turkish -mek, from Ottoman Turkish ـمك — to, infinitive-forming suffix.

yaşamak (Turkish): to live

Definitions

  1. to live

Ancestry of “yaşamak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیاشامقto live
2Proto-Turkicyāĺage; year; young, fresh, green, raw, moist;...
3Turkish-mekInfinitive ending of verbs having a front or high...
4Ottoman Turkishـمكto, infinitive-forming suffix

Words derived from “yaşamak”

Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـمك →Every word from Turkish -mek →Every word from Proto-Turkic yāĺ →