Where does “заңгер” come from?

заңгер (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh заң, from Mongolian зан, from Chinese 掌 — sole.

заңгер (Kazakh): jurist

Definitions

  1. jurist

Ancestry of “заңгер”, step by step

заңгер traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh заң

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhзаңlaw
2Mongolianзанcharacter, temperament; mood; behaviour
3Chinese掌sole

via Kazakh гер

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhгер—

Words derived from “заңгер”

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