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Where does “亞克西” come from?

亞克西 (Chinese) comes from Uyghur ياخشى, from Chagatai یخشی, from Undetermined yaqšï, from Proto-Turkic yakšï, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

亞克西 (Chinese): good; beneficial; overly "harmonious" to such an...

Definitions

  1. good; beneficial; overly "harmonious" to such an...

Ancestry of “亞克西”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurياخشىgood
2Chagataiیخشی—
3Undeterminedyaqšïgood
4Proto-Turkicyakšï—
5Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say
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