Where does “yaş” come from?

yaş (Talysh) comes from Azerbaijani yaş, from Proto-Turkic yāĺ, from Turkish -mek, from Ottoman Turkish ـمك.

yaş (Talysh): year

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Azerbaijani	yaş	fresh, wet, moist; age ; years; tear
2	Proto-Turkic	yāĺ	age; year; young, fresh, green, raw, moist;...
3	Turkish	-mek	Infinitive ending of verbs having a front or high...
4	Ottoman Turkish	ـمك	—

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