Where does “чайгаар” come from?

чайгаар (Tuvan) comes from Tuvan чай, from Proto-Turkic yāy — summer, spring.

чайгаар (Tuvan): naturally, by itself

Definitions

  1. naturally, by itself

Ancestry of “чайгаар”, step by step

чайгаар traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tuvan чай

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanчайsummer
2Proto-Turkicyāysummer, spring

via Tuvan гаар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanгаар—
Every word from Proto-Turkic yāy →Every word from Tuvan чай →