Where does “yaşlı” come from?

yaşlı (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani yaş, from Proto-Turkic yāĺ, from Turkish -mek, from Ottoman Turkish ـمك — to, infinitive-forming suffix.

yaşlı (Azerbaijani): elderly

Definitions

  1. elderly

Ancestry of “yaşlı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyaşfresh, wet, moist
2Proto-Turkicyāĺage; year; young, fresh, green, raw, moist;...
3Turkish-mekInfinitive ending of verbs having a front or high...
4Ottoman Turkishـمكto, infinitive-forming suffix
Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـمك →Every word from Turkish -mek →Every word from Proto-Turkic yāĺ →