Where does “یاغ” come from?

یاغ (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic yāg — fat, butter, lard, thick.

یاغ (Ottoman Turkish): oil, grease, ointment, pomade, any greasy substance

Definitions

  1. oil, grease, ointment, pomade, any greasy substance

Ancestry of “یاغ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyāgfat, butter, lard, thick

Words derived from “یاغ

Every word from Proto-Turkic yāg