Where does “Сейітқызы” come from?
Сейітқызы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh Сейіт, from Arabic سَيِّد, from Persian جان, from Middle Persian yʾn', from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.
Ancestry of “Сейітқызы”, step by step
Сейітқызы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kazakh Сейіт
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | Сейіт | — |
| 2 | Arabic | سَيِّد | master, lord; liberal, generous; noble,... |
| 3 | Persian | جان | soul; being; life |
| 4 | Middle Persian | yʾn' | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |
via Kazakh қызы
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | қызы | — |