Where does “яхшы” come from?

яхшы (Kumyk) comes from Proto-Turkic yakšï, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

яхшы (Kumyk): good

Definitions

  1. good

Ancestry of “яхшы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyakšïsuitable, pleasing
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 yakšï →