Where does “тараҕай” come from?

тараҕай (Yakut) comes from Middle Mongolian تاراغای, from Proto-Turkic *tāŕ — bald, hairless.

тараҕай (Yakut): bald

Definitions

  1. bald

Ancestry of “тараҕай”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Mongolianتاراغای—
2Proto-Turkic*tāŕbald, hairless
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tāŕ →Every word from Middle Mongolian تاراغای →