Where does “yendirtmek” come from?

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

yendirtmek (Turkish): To find someone who finds somebody to defeat...

Definitions

  1. To find someone who finds somebody to defeat...

Ancestry of “yendirtmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyendirmekto find someone who defeats/overcomes
2Turkishyenmekto defeat, overcome; to be eaten
3Turkishyemekto eat; to require, use up, consume; to bite, eat...
4Ottoman Turkishیمكfood, meal; to eat, consume
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یمك →