Where does “ирӗксӗр” come from?

ирӗксӗр (Chuvash) comes from Bashkir ирек, from Proto-Turkic erk — authority, freedom.

ирӗксӗр (Chuvash): unfree

Definitions

  1. unfree

Ancestry of “ирӗксӗр”, step by step

ирӗксӗр traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bashkir ирек

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bashkirирекfreedom, liberty; will, control
2Proto-Turkicerkauthority, freedom

via Chuvash сӗр

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chuvashсӗр—
Every word from Proto-Turkic erk →Every word from Bashkir ирек →