Where does “яякъ” come from?

яякъ (Kumyk) comes from Proto-Turkic *yayŋak.

яякъ (Kumyk): cheek

Definitions

  1. cheek

Ancestry of “яякъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*yayŋak
Every word from Proto-Turkic *yayŋak