Where does “yandaş” come from?

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

yandaş (Turkish): supporter, follower, proponent

Definitions

  1. supporter, follower, proponent

Ancestry of “yandaş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyanside; second-person singular imperative of yanmak
2Ottoman Turkishیانside
3Proto-Turkicyānside
Every word from Proto-Turkic yān →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یان →Every word from Turkish yan →