Where does “iatac” come from?

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

iatac (Romanian): bedroom

Definitions

  1. bedroom

Ancestry of “iatac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیاتاقbed; mattress
2Proto-Turkic*yatgak
3Old Turkicyat-to bend, incline; to lie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyet-to establish oneself, place firmly

Words derived from “iatac

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yet-Every word from Old Turkic yat-Every word from Proto-Turkic *yatgak