Where does “жиырма төрт” come from?

жиырма төрт (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh төрт, from Proto-Turkic *tȫrt — four.

жиырма төрт (Kazakh): twenty-four

Definitions

  1. twenty-four

Ancestry of “жиырма төрт”, step by step

жиырма төрт traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh төрт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтөртfour
2Proto-Turkic*tȫrtfour

via Kazakh жиырма

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжиырмаtwenty
2Proto-Turkic*yẹgirmitwenty
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tȫrt →Every word from Kazakh төрт →