Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/yak-

This Proto-Turkic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Turkic

Etymology 1

    Verb

    *yak-

    1. (Common Turkic, intransitive) to come near, to approach
      Synonym: *yakïnla-
    Conjugation
    Derived terms
    • Proto-Common Turkic: *yakïn (close)
    • Proto-Common Turkic: *yakïš- (to come near to each other, to pass, to fit)
    • Proto-Common Turkic: *yakšï (good)
    Descendants
    • Karluk:
      • Karakhanid: [script needed] (yak-)
    • Siberian:
      • Old Uyghur: [script needed] (yak-)
      • North Siberian:

    Etymology 2

      Verb

      *yak-

      1. (transitive) to burn
      Descendants
      • Oghur
        • Chuvash: ҫут (śut)
      • Oghuz:
        • Azerbaijani: yaxmaq
        • Ottoman Turkish: یاقمق
        • Turkmen: ýakmak
      • Karluk
      • Kipchak
        • North Kipchak
          • Bashkir: яғыу (yağıw)
          • Tatar: ягу (yağu)