Where does “yaşlıq” come from?

yaşlıq (Crimean Tatar) comes from Crimean Tatar yaş, from Proto-Turkic yāĺ, from Turkish -mek, from Ottoman Turkish ـمك — to, infinitive-forming suffix.

yaşlıq (Crimean Tatar): youth

Definitions

  1. youth

Ancestry of “yaşlıq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tataryaşage; youth; young
2Proto-Turkicyāĺage; year; young, fresh, green, raw, moist;...
3Turkish-mekInfinitive ending of verbs having a front or high...
4Ottoman Turkishـمكto, infinitive-forming suffix
Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـمك →Every word from Turkish -mek →Every word from Proto-Turkic yāĺ →