Where does “аяқтау” come from?

аяқтау (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh тау, from Common Kypchak *taw, from Proto-Turkic tāg — mountain.

аяқтау (Kazakh): completing, finishing

Definitions

  1. completing, finishing

Ancestry of “аяқтау”, step by step

аяқтау traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh тау

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтауmountain
2Common Kypchak*taw
3Proto-Turkictāgmountain

via Kazakh аяқ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhаяқleg; end; cup
2Proto-Turkicadakfoot; end
Every word from Proto-Turkic tāg