Where does “сауат” come from?

сауат (Kazakh) comes from Persian سواد, from Arabic سَوَاد — blackness, black.

сауат (Kazakh): literacy

Definitions

  1. literacy

Ancestry of “сауат”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسوادliteracy
2Arabicسَوَادblackness, black
Every word from Arabic سَوَاد →Every word from Persian سواد →
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