Where does “ескектұмсық” come from?

ескектұмсық (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh ескек, from Common Turkic *eškek, from Proto-Turkic ēĺ- — to row.

ескектұмсық (Kazakh): American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)

Definitions

  1. American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)

Ancestry of “ескектұмсық”, step by step

ескектұмсық traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh ескек

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhескекgust
2Common Turkic*eškek—
3Proto-Turkicēĺ-to row

via Kazakh тұмсық

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтұмсықbeak
2Proto-Turkic*tumšuknose
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēĺ- →Every word from Common Turkic *eškek →Every word from Kazakh ескек →