Where does “алаңқай” come from?

алаңқай (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh алаң, from Proto-Turkic alaŋ — level ground, plain.

алаңқай (Kazakh): court

Definitions

  1. court

Ancestry of “алаңқай”, step by step

алаңқай traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh алаң

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhалаңunrest, anxiety, uneasiness
2Proto-Turkicalaŋlevel ground, plain

via Kazakh қай

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқай—
Every word from Proto-Turkic alaŋ →Every word from Kazakh алаң →