Where does “yamak” come from?

yamak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یاماق, from Ottoman Turkish یامامق, from Proto-Turkic yama- — to patch.

yamak (Turkish): helper

Definitions

  1. helper

Ancestry of “yamak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیاماقpatched
2Ottoman Turkishیامامقto patch
3Proto-Turkicyama-to patch
Every word from Proto-Turkic yama- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یامامق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یاماق →