Where does “яҡшы” come from?
яҡшы (Bashkir) comes from Undetermined yaqšï, from Proto-Turkic yakšï, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.
яҡшы (Bashkir): good
Ancestry of “яҡшы”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | yaqšï | good |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | yakšï | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | yak- | to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵ- | to say |