Where does “یار” come from?

یار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian یار, from Persian یاور — assistant; police officer; major.

یار (Ottoman Turkish): friend, a beloved friend, one's lover; precipice

Definitions

  1. friend, a beloved friend, one's lover; precipice

Ancestry of “یار”, step by step

یار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian یار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیارfriend, lover, companion; assistant, defender,...
2Persianیاورassistant; police officer; major

via Proto-Turkic yāŕ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyāŕsummer, spring

Words derived from “یار”

Every word from Persian یاور →Every word from Persian یار →