ойоҕос

Yakut

Etymology

1. From ой (oy) + оҕос (oğos). ой (oy) from Proto-Turkic *ōj. Compare to Northern Altai уй (uy, “steppe, Tuba”), Tatar уй- (uy-, “to hollow out”), etc.
2. Or from Proto-Turkic *ayakuč, diminutive and back vowel variant of *eyekü (“side, upper rib”). Compare Chuvash аяк (ajak) and Turkish eyeği.

Noun

ойоҕос • (oyoğos)

1. (anatomy) rib
2. (by extension) side

Derived terms

• ойоҕостос (oyoğostos)
• ойоҕостот (oyoğostot)

See also

• оһоҕос (ohoğos, “intestine, guts”)
• сирэй (sirey, “face, side”)