Where does “yek” come from?
yek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یك, from Old Anatolian Turkish یك, from Persian یک, from Middle Persian ʾywk', from Middle Persian ʾy, from Proto-Iranian Háywah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háywas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
yek (Turkish): one
Definitions
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Ancestry of “yek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یك | one, the number represented by the Arabic numeral 1 and the numerical value equal to that cardinal number |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | یك | good |
| 3 | Persian | یک | API •; one |
| 4 | Middle Persian | ʾywk' | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | ʾy | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | Háywah | one |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háywas | just, only; one |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |