Where does “ја̑к” come from?

ја̑к (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Tibetan གཡག, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan g-jak ~ g-jaŋ — sheep, yak.

ја̑к (Serbo-Croatian): strong

Definitions

  1. strong

Ancestry of “ја̑к”, step by step

ја̑к traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tibetan གཡག

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tibetanགཡགyak
2Proto-Sino-Tibetang-jak ~ g-jaŋsheep, yak

via Proto-Slavic akъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicakъ—

Words derived from “ја̑к”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan g-jak ~ g-jaŋ →Every word from Tibetan གཡག →