Where does “романшы” come from?

романшы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh роман, from Russian рома́н, from French roman, from Old French romanz, from Latin rōmānicē, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

романшы (Kazakh): novelist

Definitions

  1. novelist

Ancestry of “романшы”, step by step

романшы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh роман

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhроманnovel
2Russianрома́нnovel
3FrenchromanRomance; romanesque; A novel
4Old FrenchromanzOld French; a story in Old French; account
5Latinrōmānicēin the Roman manner
6Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Kazakh шы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhшы
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ