Where does “Kazakhism” come from?
Kazakhism (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.
Kazakhism (English): A custom peculiar to the Kazakh people
Definitions
- A custom peculiar to the Kazakh people
Ancestry of “Kazakhism”, step by step
Kazakhism 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 ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |