Where does “уя” come from?

уя (Nogai) comes from Proto-Turkic uya, from Middle Chinese 窩.

уя (Nogai): nest

Definitions

  1. nest

Ancestry of “уя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicuyanest; place inhabited by an animal
2Middle Chinese窩—
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