Where does “zhuz” come from?

zhuz (English) comes from Kazakh жүз, from Proto-Turkic yǖŕ — hundred; face.

zhuz (English): Any of the three main territorial and tribal divisions in the Kipchak Plain area that cover much of the contemporary Kazakhstan, and represent the main tribal division within the ethnic group of the Kazakhs

Definitions

  1. Any of the three main territorial and tribal divisions in the Kipchak Plain area that cover much of the contemporary Kazakhstan, and represent the main tribal division within the ethnic group of the Kazakhs

Ancestry of “zhuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжүзface
2Proto-Turkicyǖŕhundred; face
Every word from Proto-Turkic yǖŕ →Every word from Kazakh жүз →
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