Where does “yerkökü” come from?

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

yerkökü (Azerbaijani): carrot

Definitions

  1. carrot

Ancestry of “yerkökü”, step by step

yerkökü traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani yer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyerthe earth; ground; place, location
2Old Turkicیر—
3Proto-Turkicyẹrearth

via Azerbaijani kök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanikökstout, fat, thick; root; stem
2Proto-Turkickökroot
Every word from Proto-Turkic yẹr →Every word from Old Turkic یر →Every word from Azerbaijani yer →