Where does “ярымутрау” come from?

ярымутрау (Bashkir) comes from Bashkir ярым, from Proto-Turkic yār-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ярымутрау (Bashkir): peninsula

Definitions

  1. peninsula

Ancestry of “ярымутрау”, step by step

ярымутрау traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bashkir ярым

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bashkirярымhalf
2Proto-Turkicyār-to crack, split; to crack, split, crush; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Bashkir утрау

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bashkirутрауisland
2Proto-Turkicotrugisland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yār- →Every word from Bashkir ярым →
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