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
Ancestry of “ятаган”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | yatağan | yataghan |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یتاغان | yataghan |
| 3 | Old Turkic | yat- | to bend, incline; to lie |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yet- | to establish oneself, place firmly |