Where does “яңалиф” come from?

яңалиф (Tatar) comes from Bashkir әлифба, from Arabic أَلِفْبَاء — alphabet.

яңалиф (Tatar): Yañalif 1920s Soviet Latin alphabet

Definitions

  1. Yañalif 1920s Soviet Latin alphabet

Ancestry of “яңалиф”, step by step

яңалиф traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bashkir әлифба

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BashkirәлифбаABC book, primer; alphabet
2Arabicأَلِفْبَاءalphabet

via Tatar яңа

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tatarяңаnew
2Proto-Turkicyaŋïnew
Every word from Arabic أَلِفْبَاء →Every word from Bashkir әлифба →