Where does “хатшылық” come from?

хатшылық (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh хатшы, from Kazakh хат, from Arabic خَطّ — writing; script; handwriting; written character.

хатшылық (Kazakh): secretariat

Definitions

  1. secretariat

Ancestry of “хатшылық”, step by step

хатшылық traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh хатшы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhхатшыsecretary
2Kazakhхатletter
3Arabicخَطّwriting; script; handwriting; written character

via Kazakh лық

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhлық—
Every word from Arabic خَطّ →Every word from Kazakh хат →Every word from Kazakh хатшы →
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