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Where does “*yatgak” come from?

*yatgak (Proto-Turkic) comes from Old Turkic yat-, from Proto-Indo-European yet- — to establish oneself, place firmly.

Ancestry of “*yatgak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Turkicyat-to bend, incline; to lie
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyet-to establish oneself, place firmly
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