Where does “жауыз” come from?

жауыз (Kazakh) comes from Proto-Turkic *yabïŕ, from Proto-Turkic *yab- — unattested verb, the meaning is probably about negative things.

жауыз (Kazakh): villain

Definitions

  1. villain

Ancestry of “жауыз”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*yabïŕbad?
2Proto-Turkic*yab-unattested verb, the meaning is probably about negative things
Every word from Proto-Turkic *yab- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *yabïŕ →