Where does “yad” come from?
yad (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian یاد, from Common Turkic yāt — alien, foreign, unfamiliar.
yad (Azerbaijani): alien, strange, foreign; unfamiliar; stranger
Definitions
- alien, strange, foreign; unfamiliar; stranger
Ancestry of “yad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | یاد | memory |
| 2 | Common Turkic | yāt | alien, foreign, unfamiliar |