Where does “он алты” come from?

он алты (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh он, from Proto-Turkic ōn — ten.

он алты (Kazakh): sixteen

Definitions

  1. sixteen

Ancestry of “он алты”, step by step

он алты traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh он

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhонten
2Proto-Turkicōnten

via Kazakh алты

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhалтыsix
2Proto-Turkicaltïsix
Every word from Proto-Turkic ōnEvery word from Kazakh он