Where does “ay” come from?

ay (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ای, from Proto-Turkic āń(k) — moon; month.

ay (Turkish): moon; month; exclamation of surprise, shock or...

Definitions

  1. moon; month; exclamation of surprise, shock or...

Ancestry of “ay”, step by step

ay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ای

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishایoh; eh; well
2Proto-Turkicāń(k)moon; month

via Ottoman Turkish آی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآیmoon; month
2Old Anatolian Turkishآیْ—
Every word from Proto-Turkic āń(k) →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ای →