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

Definitions

  1. Not to burn

Ancestry of “yakmamak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyakmakto light; to ignite; to set fire to, set on fire;...
2Ottoman Turkishیاقمقto burn
3Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yak- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یاقمق →