Southern Altai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *jo(g)ta. Cognate with Kazakh жота (jota, ridge), Kyrgyz жото (joto, ridge), Uyghur yota (shoulder blade), Western Yugur yota (leg of sheep), yuta, etc.

Noun

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јодо (ǰodo)

  1. shin, shank