Where does “Kazakhgate” come from?
Kazakhgate (English) comes from English kazakh, from Russian Каза́х, from Kazakh қазақ, from Persian ـستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Proto-Indo-Iranian stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Kazakhgate (English): A scandal of the 2000s involving American businessman James Giffen, who was accused of bribing high-level Kazakhstani officials to secure oil contracts for Western companies in the 1990s
Definitions
- A scandal of the 2000s involving American businessman James Giffen, who was accused of bribing high-level Kazakhstani officials to secure oil contracts for Western companies in the 1990s
Ancestry of “Kazakhgate”, step by step
Kazakhgate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kazakh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kazakh | A person from Kazakhstan or of that descent |
| 2 | Russian | Каза́х | Kazakh (person) |
| 3 | Kazakh | қазақ | Kazakh |
| 4 | Persian | ـستان | -istan, -estan, -stan |
| 5 | Middle Persian | -stʾn' | makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stáHnam | the act of standing; position, location, place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂-no-m | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via English gate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gate | A doorlike structure outside a house; Doorway,... |
| 2 | Middle English | gate | An entryway or entrance to a settlement or... |
| 3 | Old English | ġeat | gate; a gate, door |
| 4 | Old French | gaut | forest, woods, woodland |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |