Where does “жертезек” come from?

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

жертезек (Kazakh): peat

Definitions

  1. peat

Ancestry of “жертезек”, step by step

жертезек traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh жер

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжерland, earth, soil
2Proto-Turkicyẹrearth

via Kazakh тезек

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтезекfeces, excrement; dung, manure
2Proto-Turkic*teŕek—
Every word from Proto-Turkic yẹr →Every word from Kazakh жер →