Where does “yummak” come from?

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

yummak (Turkish): to close; shut (one's eyes or mouth) tightly; to clench, double (one's fist)

Definitions

  1. to close; shut (one's eyes or mouth) tightly; to clench, double (one's fist)

Ancestry of “yummak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیوممقto close, shut, to move so that an opening is closed
2Proto-Turkicyum-round; to close

Words derived from “yummak”

Every word from Proto-Turkic yum- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یوممق →