Where does “ажырау” come from?

ажырау (Kazakh) comes from Classical Mongolian ᠠᠵᠢᠷᠠᠬᠤ, from Old Turkic adïr-, from Javanese adi-, from Navajo di-, from Navajo -CHIIʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan čig — to be red ochre.

ажырау (Kazakh): to separate

Definitions

  1. to separate

Ancestry of “ажырау”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Mongolianᠠᠵᠢᠷᠠᠬᠤ—
2Old Turkicadïr-—
3Javaneseadi-—
4Navajodi-fire, near or into it; Young and Morgan identify...
5Navajo-CHIIʼred; {| style="margin-bottom:.1em;...
6Proto-Athabaskančigto be red ochre

Words derived from “ажырау”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan čig →Every word from Navajo di- →Every word from Javanese adi- →