Where does “үҙаң” come from?

үҙаң (Bashkir) comes from Bashkir аң, from Proto-Turkic āŋ — intelligence, mind.

үҙаң (Bashkir): self-identity, identity; self-awareness

Definitions

  1. self-identity, identity; self-awareness

Ancestry of “үҙаң”, step by step

үҙаң traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bashkir аң

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bashkirаңconsciousness; mind, intellect; wild animal
2Proto-Turkicāŋintelligence, mind

via Bashkir үҙ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bashkirүҙ"one's" own
2Proto-Turkicȫŕinside
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