Where does “Жамантұз” come from?
Жамантұз (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 “Жамантұз”, step by step
Жамантұз traces back through two 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 |