Where does “джиги́т” come from?

джиги́т (Russian) comes from Proto-Turkic jigit, from Proto-Turkic *yegit.

Ancestry of “джиги́т”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Turkic	jigit	young male adult; young man, brave man
2	Proto-Turkic	*yegit	—

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