Where does “күйсандық” come from?
күйсандық (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh сандық, from Mongolian -сан, from Japanese さん, from Japanese 様, from Middle Chinese 樣.
күйсандық (Kazakh): upright piano
Ancestry of “күйсандық”, step by step
күйсандық traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kazakh сандық
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | сандық | numerical, digital |
| 2 | Mongolian | -сан | The past participle suffix; Example: Би номыг... |
| 3 | Japanese | さん | A title used after person's name regardless of... |
| 4 | Japanese | 様 | way, style, appearance; be like, look like, seem... |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 樣 | — |
via Kazakh күй
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | күй | melody |
| 2 | Undetermined | kög | melody |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 曲 | — |
Words derived from “күйсандық”