Where does “やちゅん” come from?

やちゅん (Okinawan) comes from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

やちゅん (Okinawan): to burn, to grill

Definitions

  1. to burn, to grill

Ancestry of “やちゅん”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yak- →
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