Where does “Егіздер” come from?

Егіздер (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh егіз, from Proto-Turkic *ẹk(k)iŕ, from Proto-Turkic ẹk(k)i — two.

Егіздер (Kazakh): Gemini (constellation of the zodiac containing the stars Castor and Pollux, in the shape of a pair of twins)

Definitions

  1. Gemini (constellation of the zodiac containing the stars Castor and Pollux, in the shape of a pair of twins)

Ancestry of “Егіздер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhегізpaired
2Proto-Turkic*ẹk(k)iŕtwin
3Proto-Turkicẹk(k)itwo
Every word from Proto-Turkic ẹk(k)i →Every word from Proto-Turkic *ẹk(k)iŕ →Every word from Kazakh егіз →