Where does “заңтану” come from?

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

заңтану (Kazakh): jurisprudence

Definitions

  1. jurisprudence

Ancestry of “заңтану”, step by step

заңтану traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh заң

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

via Kazakh тану

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтануidentification
2Proto-Turkictạnu-to know, get to know
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