Where does “қараот” come from?

қараот (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh от, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.

қараот (Kazakh): purslane, Portulaca

Definitions

  1. purslane, Portulaca

Ancestry of “қараот”, step by step

қараот traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh от

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhотfire; hearth; ardour, passion
2Proto-Turkicōtfire; bonfire

via Kazakh қара

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқараblack
2Proto-Turkickarablack
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