Where does “хайыс” come from?

хайыс (Yakut) comes from Yakut хай, from Proto-Turkic *kay-.

хайыс (Yakut): to turn

Definitions

  1. to turn

Ancestry of “хайыс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yakutхайto follow
2Proto-Turkic*kay-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kay- →Every word from Yakut хай →