sürçmek

Mane (Îngilîzî)

to slip, stumble

Têgeh

xij bûn

Werger

etwas Unpassendes sagen

put one’s foot in one’s mouth

faire une gaffe

faire un faux pas

تَعَثَّرَ

xij bûn

einen Fehler begehen/machen

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish سورچمك (sürçmek, “to slip, stumble”), from Proto-Turkic [Term?]. According to Clauson there can hardly be an etymological connection to sürmek (“to rub”) or sürtmek. Cognate to Karakhanid [script needed] (sürçmēk, “to stumble”), Chagatai [script needed] (sürçmek, “to slip, stumble”), Kipchak [Arabic needed] (süçre-, “to stumble”).

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