Where does “yatagan” come from?

yatagan (English) comes from English yataghan, from Ottoman Turkish یتاغان, from Old Turkic yat-, from Proto-Indo-European yet- — to establish oneself, place firmly.

yatagan (English): Alternative spelling of yataghan

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of yataghan

Ancestry of “yatagan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyataghanA type of sword used in Muslim countries from the...
2Ottoman Turkishیتاغانyataghan
3Old Turkicyat-to bend, incline; to lie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyet-to establish oneself, place firmly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yet- →Every word from Old Turkic yat- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یتاغان →