Where does “түркітанушы” come from?

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

түркітанушы (Kazakh): Turkologist

Definitions

  1. Turkologist

Ancestry of “түркітанушы”, step by step

түркітанушы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh түркітану

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhтүркітануTurkology
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 түркітану