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Where does “yedirmek” come from?

yedirmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish yemek, from Ottoman Turkish یمك, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

yedirmek (Turkish): to find someone who feats

Definitions

  1. to find someone who feats

Ancestry of “yedirmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyemekto eat; to require, use up, consume; to bite, eat...
2Ottoman Turkishیمكfood, meal; to eat, consume
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she
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