Where does “тау” come from?

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

тау (Kazakh): mountain

Definitions

  1. mountain

Ancestry of “тау”, step by step

тау traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Common Kypchak *taw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Common Kypchak*taw
2Proto-Turkictāgmountain

via Kazakh лы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhлы

Words derived from “тау

Every word from Proto-Turkic tāgEvery word from Common Kypchak *taw