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 (yagu)