Where does “yumaklaşmak” come from?

yumaklaşmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish yumak, from Ottoman Turkish یومق, from Ottoman Turkish یوممق, from Proto-Turkic yum- — round; to close.

yumaklaşmak (Turkish): To tangle, to become mixed

Definitions

  1. To tangle, to become mixed

Ancestry of “yumaklaşmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyumakball; to wash
2Ottoman Turkishیومقto wash out, rinse out
3Ottoman Turkishیوممقto close, shut, to move so that an opening is closed
4Proto-Turkicyum-round; to close
Every word from Proto-Turkic yum- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یوممق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یومق →
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