Where does “ayılık” come from?

ayılık (Turkish) comes from Turkish ayı, 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...

ayılık (Turkish): The state of being a bear

Definitions

  1. The state of being a bear

Ancestry of “ayılık”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishayıbear; a rude primitive person; singular definite...
2Ottoman Turkishآییbear
3Sanskritअहिsnake, serpent; the serpent of the sky, the demon...
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáǰʰišsnake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ógʷʰissnake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háǰʰiš →Every word from Sanskrit अहि →
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