Where does “آیی” come from?
آیی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Sanskrit अहि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háǰʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis — snake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...
آیی (Ottoman Turkish): bear
Definitions
- bear
Ancestry of “آیی”, step by step
آیی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit अहि
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अहि | snake, serpent; the serpent of the sky, the demon... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háǰʰiš | snake |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ógʷʰis | snake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain... |
via Proto-Turkic adïg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | adïg | bear |