Where does “yelkovan” come from?

yelkovan (Turkish) comes from Turkish yel, from Ottoman Turkish یل, from Old Anatolian Turkish یل, from Proto-Turkic yïl — year.

yelkovan (Turkish): minute hand

Definitions

  1. minute hand

Ancestry of “yelkovan”, step by step

yelkovan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish yel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyelwind
2Ottoman Turkishیلwind, the real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure
3Old Anatolian Turkishیلwind, the real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure
4Proto-Turkicyïlyear

via Turkish kovmak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkovmakto drive away, to kick out, expel, get rid of;...
2Ottoman Turkishقوغمقto expel
3Proto-TurkicKob-to follow, chase
Every word from Proto-Turkic yïl →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish یل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یل →