Etymology

yaklike

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of a yak. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English yak
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The story

  1. Proto-Sino-Tibetan*jaŋ?
  2. Tibetanགཡག (g.yag)
  3. Englishyak
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  5. Proto-Germanic*līką
  6. English todayyaklike

From yak + -like.

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