Where does “ойыншы” come from?
ойыншы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh ойын, from Proto-Turkic *ōyun, from Proto-Turkic oy- — to play, jump; to play; to jump.
ойыншы (Kazakh): player
Definitions
- player
Ancestry of “ойыншы”, step by step
ойыншы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kazakh ойын
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | ойын | game |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *ōyun | game |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | oy- | to play, jump; to play; to jump |
via Kazakh шы
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | шы | — |