Where does “yakless” come from?
yakless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
yakless (English): Without a yak or yaks
Ancestry of “yakless”, step by step
yakless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |
via English yak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | yak | An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas,... |
| 2 | Korean | 약 | drug; medicine; approximately; about; an ancient... |
| 3 | Japanese | 役 | role, service, use; hand, scoring combination;... |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 役 | — |