Where does “yiyip içmek” come from?

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

yiyip içmek (Turkish): to feed oneself, to fill one's stomach

Definitions

  1. to feed oneself, to fill one's stomach

Ancestry of “yiyip içmek”, step by step

yiyip içmek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish yemek

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

via Turkish içmek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishiçmekto drink, imbibe; to inhale, smoke; to absorb
2Ottoman Turkishایچمكto drink
3Proto-Turkicič-to drink
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یمك →