Where does “yatagán” come from?

yatagán (Spanish) comes from Turkish yatağan, from Ottoman Turkish یتاغان, from Old Turkic yat-, from Proto-Indo-European yet- — to establish oneself, place firmly.

yatagán (Spanish): yataghan

Definitions

  1. yataghan

Ancestry of “yatagán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyatağanyataghan
2Ottoman Turkishیتاغانyataghan
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 یتاغان →