The Proto-Altaic word *ǯălo-
Word *ǯălo-
Meaning to fasten, to tie, string, strap, cord
See also Proto-Turkic: *yala- ‘sacred band, flag, tie, strap’

Other words that might be of interest
*bā ‘to bind’, *dĕlpʰi- ‘to split, to burst’, *tanŋu- ‘to bind, rope’, *tāpʰV- ‘to strike, to press’, čʰalu- ‘to cut, sharp’, *čʰečʰi- ‘to press, to squeeze’, *kʰapʰV- ‘to press, to grasp’, *kʰăsi- ‘to cut, piece’, *kiro- ‘to cut, to mince’