Where does “хаос” come from?

хаос (Kazakh) comes from Russian хаос, from Ancient Greek χάος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂- — to yawn; to gape; yawn.

хаос (Kazakh): chaos

Definitions

  1. chaos

Ancestry of “хаос”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхаосchaos; mess
2Ancient Greekχάοςthe primordial state of existence; space, air;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₂-to yawn; to gape; yawn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek χάος →Every word from Russian хаос →