Where does “yellemek” come from?

yellemek (Turkish) comes from Turkish yel, from Ottoman Turkish یل, from Old Anatolian Turkish یل, from Proto-Turkic yïl — year.

yellemek (Turkish): to fan, to blast (a fire)

Definitions

  1. to fan, to blast (a fire)

Ancestry of “yellemek”, step by step

yellemek traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish yel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyelwind
2Ottoman Turkishیلwind, the real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure
3Old Anatolian Turkishیلwind, the real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure
4Proto-Turkicyïlyear

via Turkish mek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishmek

via Turkish le

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishleThe name of the Latin-script letter L
Every word from Proto-Turkic yïlEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish یلEvery word from Ottoman Turkish یل