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Where does “жау” come from?

жау (Kazakh) comes from Proto-Turkic yagï — enemy, war.

жау (Kazakh): enemy

Definitions

  1. enemy

Ancestry of “жау”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyagïenemy, war
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