Where does “Kazakhness” come from?
Kazakhness (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.
Kazakhness (English): Quality of being Kazakh
Definitions
- Quality of being Kazakh
Ancestry of “Kazakhness”, step by step
Kazakhness 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |