Where does “yatır” come from?

yatır (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani yatmaq, from Old Turkic yat-, from Proto-Indo-European yet- — to establish oneself, place firmly.

yatır (Azerbaijani): fallen log

Definitions

  1. fallen log

Ancestry of “yatır”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyatmaqto sleep
2Old Turkicyat-to bend, incline; to lie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyet-to establish oneself, place firmly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yet- →Every word from Old Turkic yat- →Every word from Azerbaijani yatmaq →
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