Where does “قوم” come from?
قوم (Chagatai) comes from Arabic قَوْم — people.
قوم (Chagatai): sand, rock that is ground more finely than gravel, forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction
Definitions
- sand, rock that is ground more finely than gravel, forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction
Ancestry of “قوم”, step by step
قوم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic قَوْم
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | قَوْم | people |
via Proto-Turkic Kum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | Kum | sand |