Where does “iată” come from?
iată (Romanian) comes from Romanian iacă, from Ottoman Turkish یاقه, from Proto-Turkic jaka — collar; edge; edge; collar; collar.
iată (Romanian): look!, see!, behold!
Ancestry of “iată”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | iacă | look, see; well, now, why |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یاقه | collar of a garment |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | jaka | collar; edge; edge; collar; collar |