Where does “мекенжай” come from?

мекенжай (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh мекен, from Arabic مَكَان — place, location.

мекенжай (Kazakh): address direction for letters

Definitions

  1. address direction for letters

Ancestry of “мекенжай”, step by step

мекенжай traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh мекен

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhмекенresidence, location
2Arabicمَكَانplace, location

via Kazakh жай

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжай—
Every word from Arabic مَكَان →Every word from Kazakh мекен →