Where does “yakker” come from?

yakker (English) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

yakker (English): One who yaks; a chatterbox or motormouth; A...

Definitions

  1. One who yaks; a chatterbox or motormouth; A...

Ancestry of “yakker”, step by step

yakker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via English yak

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