This is the 4021st most frequent Turkish word.
et
Meat.
In this sentence, 'et' refers to 'meat'.
Sık sık taze et alırız.
We often buy fresh meat.
Here, 'etmek' is used as a verb meaning 'to make or to turn into', derived from 'et'.
Bahçedeki ağacı kesip odun ettiler.
They cut the tree in the garden and turned it into wood.
In this example, 'etmek' as a verb is used to mean 'do', forming part of the phrase 'iyilik etmek' (to do a favor).