Where does “айыл” come from?

айыл (Southern Altai) comes from Proto-Turkic *āgïl, from Proto-Turkic āɣ- — to enclose.

айыл (Southern Altai): yurt, village

Definitions

  1. yurt, village

Ancestry of “айыл”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*āgïlfold
2Proto-Turkicāɣ-to enclose

Words derived from “айыл

Every word from Proto-Turkic āɣ-Every word from Proto-Turkic *āgïl