Where does “yakmamak” come from?
yakmamak (Turkish) comes from Turkish yakmak, from Ottoman Turkish یاقمق, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.
yakmamak (Turkish): Not to burn
Ancestry of “yakmamak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | yakmak | to light; to ignite; to set fire to, set on fire;... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یاقمق | to burn |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | yak- | to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵ- | to say |