Yakutian
/jəˈkuː.ti.ən/noun
Relating to Yakutia or to the Sakha people and their culture.
Did you know?“Yakutian” derives from Russian naming, whereas the people traditionally known in English as Yakuts commonly use the self-designation Sakha.
Etymological Timeline
Before the 17th Century
Evenki
yako
“A name used by Evenki speakers for the Sakha people; the precise origin of the term remains debated.”
17th Century
Russian
якут
“Yakut; the Russian exonym recorded as Russian expansion reached the Lena region.”
17th–18th Century
Russian
Якутия
“Yakutia, the territory associated with the Yakut people.”
19th Century
English
Yakut
“The established English ethnonym for a member of the Sakha people.”
Modern English
English
Yakutian
“An adjective meaning relating to Yakutia, the Sakha people, or their language and culture.”