Where does “yekəqarın” come from?

yekəqarın (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani qarın, from Old Anatolian Turkish قرن, from Proto-Turkic *karïn — belly, abdomen.

yekəqarın (Azerbaijani): potbellied, paunchy

Definitions

  1. potbellied, paunchy

Ancestry of “yekəqarın”, step by step

yekəqarın traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani qarın

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniqarınstomach, belly; womb
2Old Anatolian Turkishقرنstomach, belly
3Proto-Turkic*karïnbelly, abdomen

via Proto-Indo-European yekə-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play
Every word from Proto-Turkic *karïnEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish قرنEvery word from Azerbaijani qarın