Where does “yaxşıraq” come from?

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

yaxşıraq (Azerbaijani): better

Definitions

  1. better

Ancestry of “yaxşıraq”, 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 →