Where does “жиырма бес” come from?
жиырма бес (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh бес, from Proto-Turkic bẹ̄ĺ — five.
жиырма бес (Kazakh): twenty-five
Ancestry of “жиырма бес”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | бес | five |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | bẹ̄ĺ | five |