Where does “байлық” come from?

байлық (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh бай, from Chinese 白, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan bawk — white.

байлық (Kazakh): wealth, richness

Definitions

  1. wealth, richness

Ancestry of “байлық”, step by step

байлық traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh бай

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhбайrich, wealthy
2Chinese白white
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanbawkwhite

via Kazakh лық

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhлық—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan bawk →Every word from Chinese 白 →Every word from Kazakh бай →