Where does “заңсыз” come from?

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

заңсыз (Kazakh): illegal, illicit, unlawful

Definitions

  1. illegal, illicit, unlawful

Ancestry of “заңсыз”, step by step

заңсыз traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh заң

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

via Kazakh сыз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhсыз

Words derived from “заңсыз

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