Where does “емшекқап” come from?

емшекқап (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh емшек, from Proto-Turkic emček, from Proto-Turkic em- — now; to suck.

емшекқап (Kazakh): bra

Definitions

  1. bra

Ancestry of “емшекқап”, step by step

емшекқап traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh емшек

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhемшекbreast, bosom
2Proto-Turkicemčekbreast; nipple
3Proto-Turkicem-now; to suck

via Kazakh қап

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқапsack, bag
2Proto-Turkickāpsack
Every word from Proto-Turkic em-Every word from Proto-Turkic emčekEvery word from Kazakh емшек