Where does “yataghan” come from?

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

yataghan (English): A type of sword used in Muslim countries from the...

Definitions

  1. A type of sword used in Muslim countries from the...

Ancestry of “yataghan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیتاغانyataghan
2Old Turkicyat-to bend, incline; to lie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyet-to establish oneself, place firmly

Words derived from “yataghan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yet- →Every word from Old Turkic yat- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یتاغان →