Where does “он екі” come from?

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

он екі (Kazakh): twelve

Definitions

  1. twelve

Ancestry of “он екі”, step by step

он екі traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh он

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhонten
2Proto-Turkicōnten

via Kazakh екі

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhекіtwo
2Proto-Turkicẹk(k)itwo
Every word from Proto-Turkic ōn →Every word from Kazakh он →