Where does “yorugʻ” come from?

yorugʻ (Uzbek) comes from Chagatai یاروغ, from Proto-Turkic yāruk, from Proto-Turkic yār-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

yorugʻ (Uzbek): bright

Definitions

  1. bright

Ancestry of “yorugʻ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiیاروغbright, luminous, radiant
2Proto-Turkicyārukcrack
3Proto-Turkicyār-to crack, split; to crack, split, crush; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yār- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yāruk →
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