Where does “yarasa” come from?

yarasa (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یراسه, from Proto-Turkic yār-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

yarasa (Turkish): bat

Definitions

  1. bat

Ancestry of “yarasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیراسهbat, any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous
2Proto-Turkicyār-to crack, split; to crack, split, crush; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yār- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یراسه →