Where does “yeşermek” come from?

yeşermek (Turkish) comes from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

yeşermek (Turkish): to turn green

Definitions

  1. to turn green

Ancestry of “yeşermek”, step by step

yeşermek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
2Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
3Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
4Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via Turkish yeşil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyeşilgreen; east
2Ottoman Turkishیشیلgreen, verdant, virent, with a hue which is of grass or leaves
3Old Anatolian Turkishیاشلgreen, verdant, virent, with a hue which is of grass or leaves
4Proto-Turkicyāĺïlgreen
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ایر →