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.
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Ancestry of “yataghan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یتاغان | yataghan |
| 2 | Old Turkic | yat- | to bend, incline; to lie |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yet- | to establish oneself, place firmly |
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