Where does “Yakut” come from?

Yakut (English) comes from Russian яку́т, from Proto-Turkic yaka — collar; edge; edge; collar.

Yakut (English): One of a Siberian people who speak a Turkic language, and live in the Lena river basin

Definitions

  1. One of a Siberian people who speak a Turkic language, and live in the Lena river basin

Ancestry of “Yakut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianяку́тYakut
2Proto-Turkicyakacollar; edge; edge; collar

Words derived from “Yakut”

Every word from Proto-Turkic yaka →Every word from Russian яку́т →