Where does “жертөсек” come from?

жертөсек (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh төсек, from Russian -к, from Proto-Turkic *-k — Used to form intransitive-passive nouns.

жертөсек (Kazakh): mattress on the floor; shakedown

Definitions

  1. mattress on the floor; shakedown

Ancestry of “жертөсек”, step by step

жертөсек traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh төсек

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтөсекbed
2Russian-к—
3Proto-Turkic*-kUsed to form intransitive-passive nouns

via Kazakh жер

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжерland, earth, soil
2Proto-Turkicyẹrearth
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-k →Every word from Russian -к →Every word from Kazakh төсек →