Where does “yakmak” come from?
yakmak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یاقمق, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.
yakmak (Turkish): to light; to ignite; to set fire to, set on fire;...
Definitions
- to light; to ignite; to set fire to, set on fire;...
Ancestry of “yakmak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یاقمق | to burn |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | yak- | to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵ- | to say |
Words derived from “yakmak”