Where does “yuva” come from?

yuva (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یوا, from Proto-Turkic uya, from Middle Chinese 窩.

yuva (Turkish): nest; home; lair

Definitions

  1. nest; home; lair

Ancestry of “yuva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیواnest, a structure built by birds as a place to incubate eggs
2Proto-Turkicuyanest; place inhabited by an animal
3Middle Chinese窩—

Words derived from “yuva”

Every word from Middle Chinese 窩 →Every word from Proto-Turkic uya →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یوا →