Where does “жалғыз” come from?

жалғыз (Kazakh) comes from Proto-Turkic *yalŋuz, from Proto-Turkic yalïŋ — lonely, solitary; naked.

жалғыз (Kazakh): lonely

Definitions

  1. lonely

Ancestry of “жалғыз”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*yalŋuzalone, lonely
2Proto-Turkicyalïŋlonely, solitary; naked

Words derived from “жалғыз”

Every word from Proto-Turkic yalïŋ →Every word from Proto-Turkic *yalŋuz →