Inherited fromOld Anatolian Turkishاورتمك(örtmek), fromProto-Turkic*ört-(“to cover”),[1] whence alsoAzerbaijaniörpək(“headscarf”).
Cognate withTurkishörtmek(“to cover, shut”),Chuvashвитме(vitme,“to cover, protect, close”), etc.
örtmək