Where does “ýagşy” come from?

ýagşy (Turkmen) comes from Proto-Turkic yakšï, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

ýagşy (Turkmen): good

Definitions

  1. good

Ancestry of “ýagşy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyakšïsuitable, pleasing
2Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yak- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yakšï →
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