asma
/as.ma/
noun
Origin
Old Turkic
as- — to hang, suspend
Overview
Meaning Now
- A vine or climbing plant, specifically grapevines.
- The act of hanging or suspension.
Literal older meaning
Something that hangs or a hanger.
Language path
Old Turkic → Middle Turkic → Turkish
Earliest form
as-
Earliest period
11th century
Journey
The term reflects the agricultural practice of training grapevines to climb or hang on trellises, a common feature in Anatolian viticulture.
Evolution
- Old Turkic (8th century)
as-
“to hang up”
- Middle Turkic (11th century)
asma
“hanging, suspended; vine”
Transition from verb root to deverbal noun
- Modern Turkish
asma
“grapevine”
Specialization of meaning
Connections
Word parts
as-
root
to hang
-ma
suffix
deverbal noun suffix
Related across languages
Azerbaijani
hanging
Turkmen
asmak
to hang
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