Where does “жолдама” come from?

жолдама (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh жол, from Proto-Turkic yōl — road.

жолдама (Kazakh): tourist voucher

Definitions

  1. tourist voucher

Ancestry of “жолдама”, step by step

жолдама traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh жол

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжолroad, way
2Proto-Turkicyōlroad

via Kazakh дама

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhдама
Every word from Proto-Turkic yōlEvery word from Kazakh жол