Where does “тістеу” come from?

тістеу (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh тіс, from Proto-Turkic til — tongue; cut.

тістеу (Kazakh): to bite

Definitions

  1. to bite

Ancestry of “тістеу”, step by step

тістеу traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh тіс

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтісtooth
2Proto-Turkictiltongue; cut

via Kazakh теу

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтеу
Every word from Proto-Turkic tilEvery word from Kazakh тіс