Where does “yenilmek” come from?

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

yenilmek (Turkish): to be defeated

Definitions

  1. to be defeated

Ancestry of “yenilmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyenmekto defeat, overcome; to be eaten
2Turkishyemekto eat; to require, use up, consume; to bite, eat...
3Ottoman Turkishیمكfood, meal; to eat, consume
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “yenilmek”

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