Bilmek
/bilˈmek/noun
To know or to be aware of something.
Did you know?In Turkish, bil- is an ancient Turkic verb meaning “to know,” and its long history shows that some of the most powerful words are not magical because they’re mystical, but because they name awareness itself.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Turkic
PTk
bil-
“to know, understand”
Old Turkic
OTk
bil-
“to know, be aware of”
Middle Turkic
MTk
bil-
“to know, understand”
Ottoman Turkish
OT
bilmek
“to know, learn”
Modern Turkish
TR
bilmek
“to know”