Where does “пышақшы” come from?
пышақшы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh пышақ, from Proto-Turkic *bïčgak, from Proto-Turkic *bïč- — to cut.
пышақшы (Kazakh): cutler
Definitions
- cutler
Ancestry of “пышақшы”, step by step
пышақшы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kazakh пышақ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | пышақ | knife |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *bïčgak | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *bïč- | to cut |
via Kazakh шы
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | шы | — |