Where does “yaxshi” come from?

yaxshi (Uzbek) comes from Chagatai یخشی, from Undetermined yaqšï, from Proto-Turkic yakšï, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

yaxshi (Uzbek): good

Definitions

  1. good

Ancestry of “yaxshi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiیخشی—
2Undeterminedyaqšïgood
3Proto-Turkicyakšïsuitable, pleasing
4Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yak- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yakšï →