Where does “хикаялау” come from?

хикаялау (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh хикая, from Arabic حِكَايَة — story, tale.

хикаялау (Kazakh): narration

Definitions

  1. narration

Ancestry of “хикаялау”, step by step

хикаялау traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh хикая

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhхикаяstory, tale
2Arabicحِكَايَةstory, tale

via Kazakh лау

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhлау
Every word from Arabic حِكَايَةEvery word from Kazakh хикая