Where does “ayı” come from?

ayı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آیی, from Sanskrit अहि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háǰʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis — snake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...

ayı (Turkish): bear; a rude primitive person; singular definite...

Definitions

  1. bear; a rude primitive person; singular definite...

Ancestry of “ayı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآییbear
2Sanskritअहिsnake, serpent; the serpent of the sky, the demon...
3Proto-Indo-IranianHáǰʰišsnake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ógʷʰissnake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...

Words derived from “ayı”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háǰʰiš →Every word from Sanskrit अहि →