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Where does “ја̑к” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ја̑к”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ја̑к”

  • нејак
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