Where does “жерлеу” come from?

жерлеу (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh жер, from Proto-Turkic yẹr — earth.

жерлеу (Kazakh): burial

Definitions

  1. burial

Ancestry of “жерлеу”, step by step

жерлеу traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh жер

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжерland, earth, soil
2Proto-Turkicyẹrearth

via Kazakh ле

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhле
Every word from Proto-Turkic yẹrEvery word from Kazakh жер