Where does “يان” come from?

يان (Uyghur) comes from Ottoman Turkish یان, from Proto-Turkic yān — side.

يان (Uyghur): side, edge

Definitions

  1. side, edge

Ancestry of “يان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیانside
2Proto-Turkicyānside
Every word from Proto-Turkic yān →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یان →