Where does “yarı” come from?
yarı (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani yarmaq, from Ottoman Turkish یارمق, from Proto-Turkic yār-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
yarı (Azerbaijani): half
Definitions
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Ancestry of “yarı”, step by step
yarı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Azerbaijani yarmaq
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | yarmaq | to split, to cleave |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یارمق | to split, rend |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | yār- | to crack, split; to crack, split, crush; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Azerbaijani i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | i | — |