Where does “ياقة” come from?

ياقة (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish یاقه, from Proto-Turkic jaka — collar; edge; edge; collar; collar.

ياقة (Hijazi Arabic): collar (in clothing)

Definitions

  1. collar (in clothing)

Ancestry of “ياقة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیاقهcollar of a garment
2Proto-Turkicjakacollar; edge; edge; collar; collar
Every word from Proto-Turkic jakaEvery word from Ottoman Turkish یاقه
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