Where does “yekə” come from?

yekə (Azerbaijani) comes from English yeke, from Classical Persian یَکَّه.

yekə (Azerbaijani): large, big

Definitions

  1. large, big

Ancestry of “yekə”, step by step

yekə traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English yeke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyekeA cuckoo
2Classical Persianیَکَّه—

via Middle Mongolian ᠶᠡᠬᠡ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Mongolianᠶᠡᠬᠡ—

Words derived from “yekə”

Every word from Classical Persian یَکَّه →Every word from English yeke →