Where does “یك” come from?

یك (Old Anatolian Turkish) comes from Persian یک, from Middle Persian ʾywk', from Middle Persian ʾy, from Proto-Iranian Háywah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háywas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

یك (Old Anatolian Turkish): good

Definitions

  1. good

Ancestry of “یك”, step by step

یك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian یک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianیکAPI •; one
2Middle Persianʾywk'—
3Middle Persianʾy—
4Proto-IranianHáywahone
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáywasjust, only; one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Proto-Turkic yeŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyeŋsleeve

Words derived from “یك”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háywas →Every word from Proto-Iranian Háywah →