Where does “теміржол” come from?

теміржол (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh темір, from Kipchak تمور, from Proto-Turkic temür — iron.

теміржол (Kazakh): railroad, railway, rail

Definitions

  1. railroad, railway, rail

Ancestry of “теміржол”, step by step

теміржол traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh темір

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтемірiron
2Kipchakتمورiron
3Proto-Turkictemüriron

via Kazakh жол

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжолroad, way
2Proto-Turkicyōlroad
Every word from Proto-Turkic temür →