Where does “жакшы” come from?

жакшы (Kyrgyz) comes from Common Turkic yakšï, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

жакшы (Kyrgyz): good

Definitions

  1. good

Ancestry of “жакшы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Common Turkicyakšï—
2Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say

Words derived from “жакшы”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yak- →Every word from Common Turkic yakšï →