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

  1. to light; to ignite; to set fire to, set on fire;...

Ancestry of “yakmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیاقمقto burn
2Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say

Words derived from “yakmak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yak- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یاقمق →