Where does “ажык” come from?

ажык (Northern Altai) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asuk, from Proto-Malayic asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu, from Proto-Austronesian asu — dog animal.

ажык (Northern Altai): open

Definitions

  1. open

Ancestry of “ажык”, step by step

ажык traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianasuk—
2Proto-Malayicasu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianasudog
4Proto-Austronesianasudog animal

via Northern Altai ажарга

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Altaiажаргаto open
2Proto-Turkicač-to open
Every word from Proto-Austronesian asu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu →Every word from Proto-Malayic asu →