Where does “тушы” come from?

тушы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh ту, from Old Chinese 纛.

тушы (Kazakh): standard-bearer, flagman

Definitions

  1. standard-bearer, flagman

Ancestry of “тушы”, step by step

тушы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh ту

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтуlivestock barren
2Old Chinese

via Kazakh шы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhшы
Every word from Old Chinese