Where does “yer” come from?
yer (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یر, from Old Anatolian Turkish یر, from Proto-Turkic yẹr — earth.
yer (Turkish): place, location; the ground, the earth;...
Definitions
- place, location; the ground, the earth;...
Ancestry of “yer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یر | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | یر | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | yẹr | earth |