Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/yarlïg

Clauson considers a derivation with the suffix *-lig, however, he finds no obvious connections. Räsänen derives from *yar (“void”) +‎ *-lig.

*yarlïg

1. poor, destitute

• Proto-Common Turkic:

• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “yarlığ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 966-967
• Räsänen, Martti (1969) “jar-lyγ”, in Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 190

Cognate with Middle Mongol ᠵᠠᠷᠯᠢᠭ (ǰarlig).

*yarlïg

1. yarligh, order

• Proto-Common Turkic:

• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “yarlığ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 966-967
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “yarlık”, in Nişanyan Sözlük