Where does “төньяҡ” come from?

төньяҡ (Bashkir) comes from Bashkir төн, from Proto-Turkic tün — night, yesterday.

төньяҡ (Bashkir): north

Definitions

  1. north

Ancestry of “төньяҡ”, step by step

төньяҡ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bashkir төн

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bashkirтөнnight
2Proto-Turkictünnight, yesterday

via Bashkir яҡ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bashkirяҡside; direction; place, region, area
2Proto-Turkicyākside, direction
Every word from Proto-Turkic tün →Every word from Bashkir төн →