Where does “жалтыршөп” come from?

жалтыршөп (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh шөп, from Proto-Turkic čöp — garbage.

жалтыршөп (Kazakh): woodrush, Luzula

Definitions

  1. woodrush, Luzula

Ancestry of “жалтыршөп”, step by step

жалтыршөп traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh шөп

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhшөпgrass, herb
2Proto-Turkicčöpgarbage

via Kazakh жалтыр

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжалтыр—
Every word from Proto-Turkic čöp →Every word from Kazakh шөп →