Where does “жермай” come from?

жермай (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh май, from Proto-Turkic bań.

жермай (Kazakh): kerosene

Definitions

  1. kerosene

Ancestry of “жермай”, step by step

жермай traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh май

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhмайbutter; oil
2Proto-Turkicbań—

via Kazakh жер

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжерland, earth, soil
2Proto-Turkicyẹrearth
Every word from Proto-Turkic bań →Every word from Kazakh май →
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