Where does “یارا” come from?

یارا (Persian) comes from Turkish yara, from Ottoman Turkish یاره, from Proto-Turkic yara — wound; be good enough, be sufficient, be...

یارا (Persian): vocative singular of یار; strength, power,...

Definitions

  1. vocative singular of یار; strength, power,...

Ancestry of “یارا”, step by step

یارا traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish yara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyarawound, injury; breach, crack; pain, suffering;...
2Ottoman Turkishیارهwound; scar; pain, suffering
3Proto-Turkicyarawound; be good enough, be sufficient, be...

via Persian یاور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیاورassistant; police officer; major

via Classical Persian یَار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianیَار—

Words derived from “یارا”

Every word from Proto-Turkic yara →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یاره →Every word from Turkish yara →