Where does “омыртқалы” come from?

омыртқалы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh омыртқа, from Proto-Turkic *oŋurtka — spine, backbone.

омыртқалы (Kazakh): vertebrate

Definitions

  1. vertebrate

Ancestry of “омыртқалы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhомыртқаvertebra
2Proto-Turkic*oŋurtkaspine, backbone
Every word from Proto-Turkic *oŋurtka