Where does “яҡын” come from?
яҡын (Bashkir) comes from Proto-Turkic *yakïn, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.
яҡын (Bashkir): near, close; close, related, akin
Definitions
- near, close; close, related, akin
Ancestry of “яҡын”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *yakïn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | yak- | to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵ- | to say |