Where does “yāĺ” come from?

yāĺ (Proto-Turkic) comes from Turkish -mek, from Ottoman Turkish ـمك — to, infinitive-forming suffix.

yāĺ (Proto-Turkic): age; year; young, fresh, green, raw, moist;...

Definitions

  1. age; year; young, fresh, green, raw, moist;...

Ancestry of “yāĺ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-mekInfinitive ending of verbs having a front or high...
2Ottoman Turkishـمكto, infinitive-forming suffix

Words derived from “yāĺ

Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـمكEvery word from Turkish -mek