Where does “yaxşılıq” come from?

yaxşılıq (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani yaxşı, from Common Turkic yakšï, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

yaxşılıq (Azerbaijani): favour, a kind or helpful deed; kind and helpful attitude; kindness

Definitions

  1. favour, a kind or helpful deed; kind and helpful attitude; kindness

Ancestry of “yaxşılıq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyaxşıgood; well; all right, OK; Used to affirm,...
2Common Turkicyakšï—
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 Common Turkic yakšï →