Where does “алалау” come from?

алалау (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh ала, from Proto-Turkic *āla — variegated.

алалау (Kazakh): to favour, give preference

Definitions

  1. to favour, give preference

Ancestry of “алалау”, step by step

алалау traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh ала

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhалаvariegated
2Proto-Turkic*ālavariegated

via Kazakh ла

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhла—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *āla →Every word from Kazakh ала →