Where does “күйсандықшы” come from?

күйсандықшы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh күйсандық, from Kazakh сандық, from Mongolian -сан, from Japanese さん, from Japanese 様, from Middle Chinese 樣.

күйсандықшы (Kazakh): pianist

Definitions

  1. pianist

Ancestry of “күйсандықшы”, step by step

күйсандықшы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh күйсандық

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhкүйсандықupright piano
2Kazakhсандықnumerical, digital
3Mongolian-санThe past participle suffix; Example: Би номыг...
4JapaneseさんA title used after person's name regardless of...
5Japaneseway, style, appearance; be like, look like, seem...
6Middle Chinese

via Kazakh шы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhшы
Every word from Middle Chinese