Where does “yaxmac” come from?

yaxmac (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani yaxmaq, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

yaxmac (Azerbaijani): butterbrot

Definitions

  1. butterbrot

Ancestry of “yaxmac”, step by step

yaxmac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani yaxmaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyaxmaqto burn
2Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say

via Azerbaijani məc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniməc—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yak- →Every word from Azerbaijani yaxmaq →