Where does “оттегі” come from?

оттегі (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh от, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.

оттегі (Kazakh): oxygen

Definitions

  1. oxygen

Ancestry of “оттегі”, step by step

оттегі traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh от

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhотfire; hearth; ardour, passion
2Proto-Turkicōtfire; bonfire

via Kazakh тегі

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтегіsurname
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