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Where does “yacker” come from?

yacker (English) comes from English yack, from English yak, from Korean 약, from Japanese 役, from Middle Chinese 役.

yacker (English): One who talks at length

Definitions

  1. One who talks at length

Ancestry of “yacker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyackAlternative form of yak; An oak
2EnglishyakAn ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas,...
3Korean약drug; medicine; approximately; about; an ancient...
4Japanese役role, service, use; hand, scoring combination;...
5Middle Chinese役—
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