Where does “yaxınlıq” come from?

yaxınlıq (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani yaxın, from Proto-Turkic *yakïn, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

yaxınlıq (Azerbaijani): closeness, nearness, proximity

Definitions

  1. closeness, nearness, proximity

Ancestry of “yaxınlıq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyaxınnear, close, proximat
2Proto-Turkic*yakïnnear, proximate
3Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yak- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *yakïn →