Where does “жаттау” come from?

жаттау (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh тау, from Common Kypchak *taw, from Proto-Turkic tāg — mountain.

жаттау (Kazakh): to memorize

Definitions

  1. to memorize

Ancestry of “жаттау”, step by step

жаттау traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh тау

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтауmountain
2Common Kypchak*taw—
3Proto-Turkictāgmountain

via Kazakh жад

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжадmemory
2Persianیادmemory
3Common Turkicyātalien, foreign, unfamiliar
Every word from Proto-Turkic tāg →Every word from Common Kypchak *taw →Every word from Kazakh тау →
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