Where does “жақын” come from?

жақын (Kazakh) comes from Proto-Turkic *yakïn, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

жақын (Kazakh): distance near, close

Definitions

  1. distance near, close

Ancestry of “жақын”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*yakïnnear, proximate
2Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yak- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *yakïn →
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