Where does “елтаңба” come from?

елтаңба (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh ел, from Proto-Turkic ēl — realm.

елтаңба (Kazakh): coat of arms

Definitions

  1. coat of arms

Ancestry of “елтаңба”, step by step

елтаңба traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh ел

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhелpeople, mass; population; nation, country
2Proto-Turkicēlrealm

via Kazakh таңба

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтаңбаcharacter, symbol, mark, sign
2Common Turkictamga—
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