Where does “жертаса” come from?

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

жертаса (Kazakh): foxhole, dugout, trench

Definitions

  1. foxhole, dugout, trench

Ancestry of “жертаса”, step by step

жертаса traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh жер

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжерland, earth, soil
2Proto-Turkicyẹrearth

via Kazakh таса

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