Where does “жиырма сегіз” come from?

жиырма сегіз (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh жиырма, from Proto-Turkic *yẹgirmi — twenty.

жиырма сегіз (Kazakh): twenty-eight

Definitions

  1. twenty-eight

Ancestry of “жиырма сегіз”, step by step

жиырма сегіз traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh жиырма

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжиырмаtwenty
2Proto-Turkic*yẹgirmitwenty

via Kazakh сегіз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhсегізeight
2Proto-Turkicsekizeight
Every word from Proto-Turkic *yẹgirmi →Every word from Kazakh жиырма →