Where does “елеқь” come from?

елеқь (Ubykh) comes from Ottoman Turkish یلك, from Old Anatolian Turkish يَلَك, from Old Anatolian Turkish يَل, from Old Turkic 𐰘𐰠, from Proto-Turkic yẹl — wind.

елеқь (Ubykh): waistcoat, vest

Definitions

  1. waistcoat, vest

Ancestry of “елеқь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیلكwaistcoat, vest; jelick
2Old Anatolian Turkishيَلَك—
3Old Anatolian Turkishيَل—
4Old Turkic𐰘𐰠—
5Proto-Turkicyẹlwind
Every word from Proto-Turkic yẹl →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰘𐰠 →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish يَل →