Where does “gözəyarı” come from?

gözəyarı (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani yarı, from Azerbaijani yarmaq, from Ottoman Turkish یارمق, from Proto-Turkic yār-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

gözəyarı (Azerbaijani): by eye, approximately

Definitions

  1. by eye, approximately

Ancestry of “gözəyarı”, step by step

gözəyarı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani yarı

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyarıhalf
2Azerbaijaniyarmaqto split, to cleave
3Ottoman Turkishیارمقto split, rend
4Proto-Turkicyār-to crack, split; to crack, split, crush; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Azerbaijani göz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanigözeye; evil eye
2Proto-Turkickȫŕglowing coals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yār- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یارمق →