Where does “ак-сарыг” come from?

ак-сарыг (Tuvan) comes from Tuvan сарыг, from Proto-Turkic siarïg — yellow, white.

ак-сарыг (Tuvan): light yellow, cream

Definitions

  1. light yellow, cream

Ancestry of “ак-сарыг”, step by step

ак-сарыг traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tuvan сарыг

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanсарыгyellow
2Proto-Turkicsiarïgyellow, white

via Tuvan ак

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanакwhite
2Proto-TurkicĀkwhite
Every word from Proto-Turkic siarïg →Every word from Tuvan сарыг →