Where does “yarımada” come from?

yarımada (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani yarım, from Proto-Turkic yār-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

yarımada (Azerbaijani): peninsula

Definitions

  1. peninsula

Ancestry of “yarımada”, step by step

yarımada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani yarım

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyarımhalf (used as quantifier)
2Proto-Turkicyār-to crack, split; to crack, split, crush; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Azerbaijani ada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniadaisland
2Proto-Turkicātagisland

Words derived from “yarımada”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yār- →Every word from Azerbaijani yarım →