Where does “яхӑн” come from?

яхӑн (Chuvash) comes from Tatar якын, from Proto-Turkic *yakïn, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

яхӑн (Chuvash): around, approximately

Definitions

  1. around, approximately

Ancestry of “яхӑн”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tatarякынakin
2Proto-Turkic*yakïnnear, proximate
3Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yak- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *yakïn →