Where does “еркіндеу” come from?

еркіндеу (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh еркін, from Kazakh ерік, from Proto-Turkic erk — authority, freedom.

еркіндеу (Kazakh): feeling free and easy

Definitions

  1. feeling free and easy

Ancestry of “еркіндеу”, step by step

еркіндеу traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh еркін

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhеркінfreely
2Kazakhерікwill, volition
3Proto-Turkicerkauthority, freedom

via Kazakh деу

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhдеуto say
2Proto-Turkictē-to say
Every word from Proto-Turkic erk →Every word from Kazakh ерік →Every word from Kazakh еркін →