Where does “yerüstü” come from?

yerüstü (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani yer, from Old Turkic یر, from Proto-Turkic yẹr — earth.

yerüstü (Azerbaijani): aboveground

Definitions

  1. aboveground

Ancestry of “yerüstü”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyerthe earth; ground; place, location
2Old Turkicیر—
3Proto-Turkicyẹrearth
Every word from Proto-Turkic yẹr →Every word from Old Turkic یر →Every word from Azerbaijani yer →