Where does “Екібастұз” come from?
Екібастұз (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh тұз, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być, from Polish móc, from Old Polish móc, from Proto-Slavic moťь — to be able.
Ancestry of “Екібастұз”, step by step
Екібастұз traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Kazakh тұз
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | тұз | salt |
| 2 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 3 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 4 | Polish | tu | here |
| 5 | Polish | być | to be |
| 6 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 7 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via Kazakh бас
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | бас | head; chief, leader; start, beginning |
| 2 | Russian | бас | bass |
| 3 | German | Baß | — |
| 4 | Italian | basso | low; short; narrow, thin |
| 5 | Latin | Bassus | thick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |