Where does “шәрәлек” come from?
шәрәлек (Bashkir) comes from Bashkir шәрә, from Proto-Turkic yār-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
шәрәлек (Bashkir): nudity
Ancestry of “шәрәлек”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bashkir | шәрә | naked |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | yār- | to crack, split; to crack, split, crush; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |