Where does “төньяк” come from?

төньяк (Tatar) comes from Bashkir төн, from Proto-Turkic tün — night, yesterday.

төньяк (Tatar): north

Definitions

  1. north

Ancestry of “төньяк”, step by step

төньяк traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bashkir төн

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bashkirтөнnight
2Proto-Turkictünnight, yesterday

via Tatar як

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tatarяк

Words derived from “төньяк

Every word from Proto-Turkic tünEvery word from Bashkir төн