Where does “yakalanmak” come from?

yakalanmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یاقه‌لانمق, from Ottoman Turkish یاقه, from Proto-Turkic jaka — collar; edge; edge; collar; collar.

yakalanmak (Turkish): to be caught

Definitions

  1. to be caught

Ancestry of “yakalanmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیاقه‌لانمقto become a collar or become furnished with one
2Ottoman Turkishیاقهcollar of a garment
3Proto-Turkicjakacollar; edge; edge; collar; collar
Every word from Proto-Turkic jaka →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یاقه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یاقه‌لانمق →
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