Where does “Akyürek” come from?

Akyürek (Turkish) comes from Turkish ak, from Turkish baş, from French basse, from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis — to step.

Ancestry of “Akyürek”, step by step

Akyürek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish ak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishakwhite; clean; honest
2Turkishbaşhead; leader of a group; outset of something
3Frenchbassefeminine singular of bas; bass; acoustic guitar
4Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin
5LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
6Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
7Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Turkish yürek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyürekheart
2Ottoman Turkishیوركheart, a muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion
3Old Turkicyürek
4Proto-Turkicyürekheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-