Where does “جال” come from?

جال (Bulgar) comes from Proto-Turkic yāĺ, from Turkish -mek, from Ottoman Turkish ـمك — to, infinitive-forming suffix.

جال (Bulgar): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “جال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyāĺage; year; young, fresh, green, raw, moist;...
2Turkish-mekInfinitive ending of verbs having a front or high...
3Ottoman Turkishـمكto, infinitive-forming suffix
Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـمك →Every word from Turkish -mek →Every word from Proto-Turkic yāĺ →