Where does “yan” come from?

yan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یان, from Proto-Turkic yān — side.

yan (Turkish): side; second-person singular imperative of yanmak

Definitions

  1. side; second-person singular imperative of yanmak

Ancestry of “yan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیانside
2Proto-Turkicyānside

Words derived from “yan”

Every word from Proto-Turkic yān →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یان →