Where does “таңқышаян” come from?

таңқышаян (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh шаян — Cancer (constellation of the zodiac in the shape of a crab).

таңқышаян (Kazakh): crab

Definitions

  1. crab

Ancestry of “таңқышаян”, step by step

таңқышаян traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh шаян

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhшаянCancer (constellation of the zodiac in the shape of a crab)

via Kazakh таңқы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтаңқы
Every word from Kazakh шаян