Where does “یات” come from?

یات (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic ـِيَّات.

یات (Ottoman Turkish): plural nisba, a suffix used to form adjectives in Arabic grammar, or the adjective resulting from this formation

Definitions

  1. plural nisba, a suffix used to form adjectives in Arabic grammar, or the adjective resulting from this formation

Ancestry of “یات”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيَّات
Every word from Arabic ـِيَّات
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