Where does “жакшылык” come from?

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

жакшылык (Kyrgyz): good, goodness, kindness

Definitions

  1. good, goodness, kindness

Ancestry of “жакшылык”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzжакшыgood
2Common Turkicyakšï—
3Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yak- →Every word from Common Turkic yakšï →