Where does “aqsaqal” come from?
aqsaqal (English) comes from Kazakh ақсақал, from Kazakh ақ, from Proto-Turkic Āk — white.
aqsaqal (English): A village elder in some Central Asian cultures
Definitions
- A village elder in some Central Asian cultures
Ancestry of “aqsaqal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Kazakh | ақсақал | — |
| 2 | Kazakh | ақ | white; clean, pure, saintly; pertaining to... |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | Āk | white |