Where does “заңды” come from?

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

заңды (Kazakh): lawful, legal

Definitions

  1. lawful, legal

Ancestry of “заңды”, step by step

заңды traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh заң

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhзаңlaw
2Mongolianзанcharacter, temperament; mood; behaviour
3Chinesesole

via Kazakh ды

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhды
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