Where does “йәй” come from?

йәй (Bashkir) comes from Proto-Turkic yāy — summer, spring.

йәй (Bashkir): summer

Definitions

  1. summer

Ancestry of “йәй”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyāysummer, spring
Every word from Proto-Turkic yāy