Where does “yosh” come from?

yosh (Uzbek) comes from Ottoman Turkish یاش, from Proto-Turkic yāĺ, from Turkish -mek, from Ottoman Turkish ـمك — to, infinitive-forming suffix.

yosh (Uzbek): young

Definitions

  1. young

Ancestry of “yosh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیاشmoist; wet; humid
2Proto-Turkicyāĺage; year; young, fresh, green, raw, moist;...
3Turkish-mekInfinitive ending of verbs having a front or high...
4Ottoman Turkishـمكto, infinitive-forming suffix
Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـمك →Every word from Turkish -mek →Every word from Proto-Turkic yāĺ →