Where does “yemek” come from?

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

yemek (Turkish): to eat; to require, use up, consume; to bite, eat...

Definitions

  1. to eat; to require, use up, consume; to bite, eat...

Ancestry of “yemek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیمكfood, meal; to eat, consume
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
3Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “yemek”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یمك →