Where does “yere” come from?
yere (Turkish) comes from Turkish yer, from Ottoman Turkish یر, from Old Anatolian Turkish یر, from Proto-Turkic yẹr — earth.
yere (Turkish): dative singular of yer
Ancestry of “yere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | yer | place, location; the ground, the earth;... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یر | — |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | یر | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | yẹr | earth |