Where does “жақсы” come from?

жақсы (Kazakh) comes from Undetermined yaqšï, from Proto-Turkic yakšï, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

жақсы (Kazakh): good

Definitions

  1. good

Ancestry of “жақсы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Undeterminedyaqšïgood
2Proto-Turkicyakšïsuitable, pleasing
3Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say

Words derived from “жақсы”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yak- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yakšï →