Where does “یوركسز” come from?

یوركسز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یورك, from Old Turkic yürek, from Proto-Turkic yürek — heart.

یوركسز (Ottoman Turkish): timid, timorous, lacking in courage or confidence

Definitions

  1. timid, timorous, lacking in courage or confidence

Ancestry of “یوركسز”, step by step

یوركسز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish یورك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیوركheart, a muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion
2Old Turkicyürek
3Proto-Turkicyürekheart

via Ottoman Turkish ـسز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishـسزSuffix used to create adjectives not containing the noun; -less
2Proto-Turkic*-siŕUsed to form adjectives or nouns denoting the non-possession of a thing or quality; -less

Words derived from “یوركسز

Every word from Proto-Turkic yürekEvery word from Old Turkic yürekEvery word from Ottoman Turkish یورك