Where does “көпжақ” come from?

көпжақ (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh көп, from Proto-Turkic köp — many.

көпжақ (Kazakh): polyhedron

Definitions

  1. polyhedron

Ancestry of “көпжақ”, step by step

көпжақ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh көп

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhкөпmany, a lot of
2Proto-Turkicköpmany

via Kazakh жақ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжақjaw
2Proto-Turkic*yayŋak—
Every word from Proto-Turkic köp →Every word from Kazakh көп →