Where does “ヤタガン” come from?

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

ヤタガン (Japanese): yataghan

Definitions

  1. yataghan

Ancestry of “ヤタガン”, 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 →