Where does “жаршы” come from?

жаршы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh хабар, from Arabic خَبَر — news, information.

жаршы (Kazakh): advocator

Definitions

  1. advocator

Ancestry of “жаршы”, step by step

жаршы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh хабар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhхабарnews, message, information
2Arabicخَبَرnews, information

via Kazakh шы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhшы
Every word from Arabic خَبَر