Where does “жұпартышқан” come from?

жұпартышқан (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh тышқан, from Proto-Turkic sïčgan — mouse.

жұпартышқан (Kazakh): Russian desman (Desmana moschata)

Definitions

  1. Russian desman (Desmana moschata)

Ancestry of “жұпартышқан”, step by step

жұпартышқан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh тышқан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтышқанmouse
2Proto-Turkicsïčganmouse

via Kazakh жұпар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжұпарmusk
2Proto-Turkic*yïparsmell, perfume, musk
Every word from Proto-Turkic sïčgan →Every word from Kazakh тышқан →