Where does “ял” come from?

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

ял (Eastern Mari): village

Definitions

  1. village

Ancestry of “ял”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chuvashялvillage
2Proto-Turkic*āgïlfold
3Proto-Turkicāɣ-to enclose
Every word from Proto-Turkic āɣ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *āgïl →Every word from Chuvash ял →