Where does “ябув” come from?

ябув (Nogai) comes from Proto-Turkic yap-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃yebʰ- — to copulate, have sex.

ябув (Nogai): to close, cover

Definitions

  1. to close, cover

Ancestry of “ябув”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyap-to make, create, arrange; to close
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃yebʰ-to copulate, have sex
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃yebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yap- →