Where does “оқ-дәрі” come from?

оқ-дәрі (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh дәрі, from Classical Persian دارو, from Middle Persian dʾlwkˈ — drug, medication; drug, medicament.

оқ-дәрі (Kazakh): ammunition

Definitions

  1. ammunition

Ancestry of “оқ-дәрі”, step by step

оқ-дәрі traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh дәрі

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhдәріmedicine, drug, pharmaceutical
2Classical Persianدارو—
3Middle Persiandʾlwkˈdrug, medication; drug, medicament

via Kazakh оқ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhоқarrow
2Proto-Turkicokarrow
Every word from Middle Persian dʾlwkˈ →Every word from Classical Persian دارو →Every word from Kazakh дәрі →