Where does “заңшы” come from?

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

заңшы (Kazakh): jurist

Definitions

  1. jurist

Ancestry of “заңшы”, step by step

заңшы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh заң

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

via Kazakh шы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhшы—
Every word from Chinese 掌 →Every word from Mongolian зан →Every word from Kazakh заң →