Where does “aajöi” come from?

aajöi (Ye'kwana) comes from Proto-Turkic öt- — to pass, go over.

aajöi (Ye'kwana): to hold on, to cling, to have a firm grip or bite or other such attachment

Definitions

  1. to hold on, to cling, to have a firm grip or bite or other such attachment

Ancestry of “aajöi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicöt-to pass, go over
Every word from Proto-Turkic öt-
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