Where does “жезөкшелік” come from?

жезөкшелік (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh жезөкше, from Kazakh жез, from Proto-Turkic *yeŕ.

жезөкшелік (Kazakh): prostitution

Definitions

  1. prostitution

Ancestry of “жезөкшелік”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжезөкшеprostitute
2Kazakhжезbrass
3Proto-Turkic*yeŕ—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *yeŕ →Every word from Kazakh жез →Every word from Kazakh жезөкше →