Where does “тибеттанушы” come from?

тибеттанушы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh тибеттану, from Kazakh тану, from Proto-Turkic tạnu- — to know, get to know.

тибеттанушы (Kazakh): Tibetologist

Definitions

  1. Tibetologist

Ancestry of “тибеттанушы”, step by step

тибеттанушы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh тибеттану

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhтибеттануTibetology
2Kazakhтануidentification
3Proto-Turkictạnu-to know, get to know

via Kazakh шы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhшы
Every word from Proto-Turkic tạnu-Every word from Kazakh тануEvery word from Kazakh тибеттану