Where does “йәл” come from?
йәл (Bashkir) comes from Russian жаль, from Proto-Slavic žalь, from Proto-Slavic žělь.
Ancestry of “йәл”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | жаль | second-person singular imperative imperfective of... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | žalь | burial monument; regret, sorrow |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | žělь | — |