Where does “yerel” come from?

yerel (Turkish) comes from Turkish yer, from Ottoman Turkish یر, from Old Anatolian Turkish یر, from Proto-Turkic yẹr — earth.

yerel (Turkish): local

Definitions

  1. local

Ancestry of “yerel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyerplace, location; the ground, the earth;...
2Ottoman Turkishیرplace, location
3Old Anatolian Turkishیرsite, land, place, location, a particular point or place in physical space
4Proto-Turkicyẹrearth
Every word from Proto-Turkic yẹrEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish یرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish یر
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