Where does “шақпақтас” come from?

шақпақтас (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh шақпақ, from Undetermined čaqmaq, from Proto-Turkic č(i)ak- — to strike, to cut.

шақпақтас (Kazakh): flint

Definitions

  1. flint

Ancestry of “шақпақтас”, step by step

шақпақтас traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh шақпақ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhшақпақsquare
2Undeterminedčaqmaqsquare, box, checkered pattern
3Proto-Turkicč(i)ak-to strike, to cut

via Kazakh тас

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтасstone
2Proto-Turkic*tiāĺ—
Every word from Proto-Turkic č(i)ak- →Every word from Undetermined čaqmaq →Every word from Kazakh шақпақ →