Where does “ержүрек” come from?

ержүрек (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh ер, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

ержүрек (Kazakh): valiant, brave, courageous, gallant

Definitions

  1. valiant, brave, courageous, gallant

Ancestry of “ержүрек”, step by step

ержүрек traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh ер

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhерman
2Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via Kazakh жүрек

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжүрекheart
2Proto-Turkicyürekheart
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder →Every word from Kazakh ер →