1937, from Sherpa (Tibetan) yeh-teh "small manlike animal." Compare abominable snowman (under abominable).
yester-
yesterday
yesternight
yesteryear
yet
yeti
*yeug-
yew
Yggdrasil
Yid
Yiddish
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