Where does “алтыатар” come from?

алтыатар (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh алты, from Proto-Turkic altï — six.

алтыатар (Kazakh): revolver

Definitions

  1. revolver

Ancestry of “алтыатар”, step by step

алтыатар traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh алты

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhалтыsix
2Proto-Turkicaltïsix

via Kazakh атар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhатар
Every word from Proto-Turkic altïEvery word from Kazakh алты