Where does “ятаган” come from?

ятаган (Russian) comes from Turkish yatağan, from Ottoman Turkish یتاغان, from Old Turkic yat-, from Proto-Indo-European yet- — to establish oneself, place firmly.

ятаган (Russian): yataghan

Definitions

  1. yataghan

Ancestry of “ятаган”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyatağanyataghan
2Ottoman Turkishیتاغانyataghan
3Old Turkicyat-to bend, incline; to lie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyet-to establish oneself, place firmly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yet- →Every word from Old Turkic yat- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یتاغان →
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