Where does “јатак” come from?

јатак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish یاتق, from Ottoman Turkish یاتمق, from Old Turkic yat-, from Proto-Indo-European yet- — to establish oneself, place firmly.

јатак (Serbo-Croatian): accomplice; bed

Definitions

  1. accomplice; bed

Ancestry of “јатак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیاتقbed; mattress
2Ottoman Turkishیاتمقto lie down
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 یاتمق