Where does “ял” come from?

ял (Chuvash) comes from Proto-Turkic *āgïl, from Proto-Turkic āɣ- — to enclose.

ял (Chuvash): village

Definitions

  1. village

Ancestry of “ял”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*āgïlfold
2Proto-Turkicāɣ-to enclose

Words derived from “ял”

Every word from Proto-Turkic āɣ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *āgïl →