Where does “қазақ” come from?

қазақ (Kazakh) comes from Persian ـستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Proto-Indo-Iranian stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

қазақ (Kazakh): Kazakh

Definitions

  1. Kazakh

Ancestry of “қазақ”, step by step

қазақ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـستان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـستان-istan, -estan, -stan
2Middle Persian-stʾn'makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function
3Proto-Indo-IranianstáHnamthe act of standing; position, location, place
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂-no-m—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Turkish kazak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkazakpullover; a kind of jacket worn by jockeys; macho
2Frenchcasaqueblouse; jersey
3Italiancasaccacoat, jacket

via Old Turkic 𐰴𐰔𐰍𐰴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Turkic𐰴𐰔𐰍𐰴one who acquires, obtains; provider; earner
2Proto-Turkickaŕgan-to earn wages by labour, to gain profits by...

Words derived from “қазақ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m →Every word from Middle Persian -stʾn' →