Where does “jatak” come from?
jatak (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.
jatak (Serbo-Croatian): accomplice; bed
Ancestry of “jatak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یاتق | bed; mattress |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یاتمق | to lie down |
| 3 | Old Turkic | yat- | to bend, incline; to lie |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yet- | to establish oneself, place firmly |