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
- side; second-person singular imperative of yanmak
Ancestry of “yan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یان | side |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | yān | side |