Where does “yağ” come from?
yağ (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یاغ, from Proto-Turkic yāg — fat, butter, lard, thick.
yağ (Turkish): oil; fat, grease
Ancestry of “yağ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یاغ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | yāg | fat, butter, lard, thick |