Where does “жерқонақ” come from?

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

жерқонақ (Kazakh): bistort (Bistorta officinalis)

Definitions

  1. bistort (Bistorta officinalis)

Ancestry of “жерқонақ”, step by step

жерқонақ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh жер

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжерland, earth, soil
2Proto-Turkicyẹrearth

via Kazakh қонақ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқонақguest
2Proto-Turkic*konak—
Every word from Proto-Turkic yẹr →Every word from Kazakh жер →