Where does “кыһай” come from?

кыһай (Yakut) comes from Proto-Turkic *kïs- — to squeeze.

кыһай (Yakut): to squeeze

Definitions

  1. to squeeze

Ancestry of “кыһай”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*kïs-to squeeze
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kïs-