Where does “йәштәр” come from?
йәштәр (Bashkir) comes from Bashkir йәш, from Proto-Turkic yāĺ, from Turkish -mek, from Ottoman Turkish ـمك.
йәштәр (Bashkir): young people, the young, youth
Definitions
- young people, the young, youth
Ancestry of “йәштәр”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bashkir | йәш | young; year; age |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | yāĺ | age; year; young, fresh, green, raw, moist;... |
| 3 | Turkish | -mek | Infinitive ending of verbs having a front or high... |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | ـمك | — |