Where does “ҫыр” come from?

ҫыр (Chuvash) comes from Proto-Turkic yār-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ҫыр (Chuvash): to write; to compose; to draw

Definitions

  1. to write; to compose; to draw

Ancestry of “ҫыр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyār-to crack, split; to crack, split, crush; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yār- →