Where does “көкөніс” come from?

көкөніс (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh көк, from Proto-Turkic *kȫk.

көкөніс (Kazakh): vegetable

Definitions

  1. vegetable

Ancestry of “көкөніс”, step by step

көкөніс traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh көк

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhкөкblue
2Proto-Turkic*kȫk—

via Kazakh [[өну

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakh[[өну—

via Kazakh өніс]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhөніс]]—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kȫk →Every word from Kazakh көк →