Where does “yanak” come from?

yanak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یناق, from Proto-Turkic *yayŋak.

yanak (Turkish): cheek

Definitions

  1. cheek

Ancestry of “yanak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیناقcheek, the soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes
2Proto-Turkic*yayŋak—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *yayŋak →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یناق →