Where does “ажык” come from?

ажык (Tuvan) comes from Tuvan ажар, from Proto-Turkic ač- — to open.

ажык (Tuvan): open

Definitions

  1. open

Ancestry of “ажык”, step by step

ажык traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tuvan ажар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanажарto open
2Proto-Turkicač-to open

via Tuvan ык

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanык
Every word from Proto-Turkic ač-Every word from Tuvan ажар