Where does “оқсауыт” come from?

оқсауыт (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh оқ, from Proto-Turkic ok — arrow.

оқсауыт (Kazakh): shell, casing of a bullet or missile

Definitions

  1. shell, casing of a bullet or missile

Ancestry of “оқсауыт”, step by step

оқсауыт traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh оқ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhоқarrow
2Proto-Turkicokarrow

via Kazakh сауыт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhсауытvessel
2Proto-Turkic*sagut—
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