Where does “yəkkə” come from?

yəkkə (Khalaj) comes from Azerbaijani yekə, from English yeke, from Classical Persian یَکَّه.

yəkkə (Khalaj): thick

Definitions

  1. thick

Ancestry of “yəkkə”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyekəlarge, big
2EnglishyekeA cuckoo
3Classical Persianیَکَّه—
Every word from Classical Persian یَکَّه →Every word from English yeke →Every word from Azerbaijani yekə →