Where does “авылдаш” come from?

авылдаш (Tatar) comes from Tatar авыл, from Proto-Turkic āɣïl, from Proto-Turkic āɣ- — to enclose.

авылдаш (Tatar): fellow villager

Definitions

  1. fellow villager

Ancestry of “авылдаш”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tatarавылvillage
2Proto-Turkicāɣïlfold; village; a group of yurts
3Proto-Turkicāɣ-to enclose
Every word from Proto-Turkic āɣ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic āɣïl →Every word from Tatar авыл →