Where does “жиырма екі” come from?

жиырма екі (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh екі, from Proto-Turkic ẹk(k)i — two.

жиырма екі (Kazakh): twenty-two

Definitions

  1. twenty-two

Ancestry of “жиырма екі”, step by step

жиырма екі traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh екі

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhекіtwo
2Proto-Turkicẹk(k)itwo

via Kazakh жиырма

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжиырмаtwenty
2Proto-Turkic*yẹgirmitwenty
Every word from Proto-Turkic ẹk(k)i →Every word from Kazakh екі →