Where does “сипаттау” come from?

сипаттау (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh тау, from Common Kypchak *taw, from Proto-Turkic tāg — mountain.

сипаттау (Kazakh): description

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Ancestry of “сипаттау”, step by step

сипаттау traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh тау

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтауmountain
2Common Kypchak*taw—
3Proto-Turkictāgmountain

via Kazakh сипат

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhсипатattribute
2Persianصفتattribute; adjective
3Arabicصِفَةquality, trait
Every word from Proto-Turkic tāg →Every word from Common Kypchak *taw →Every word from Kazakh тау →