Where does “یاتاق” come from?
یاتاق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic *yatgak, from Old Turkic yat-, from Proto-Indo-European yet- — to establish oneself, place firmly.
یاتاق (Ottoman Turkish): bed; mattress
Ancestry of “یاتاق”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *yatgak | — |
| 2 | Old Turkic | yat- | to bend, incline; to lie |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yet- | to establish oneself, place firmly |