Where does “қарапайым” come from?

қарапайым (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh пайым, from Persian فهم, from Arabic فَهْم — understanding.

қарапайым (Kazakh): ordinary, plain, normal

Definitions

  1. ordinary, plain, normal

Ancestry of “қарапайым”, step by step

қарапайым traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh пайым

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhпайымunderstanding, comprehension, idea
2Persianفهمunderstanding; comprehension; intellect
3Arabicفَهْمunderstanding

via Kazakh қара

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқараblack
2Proto-Turkickarablack
Every word from Arabic فَهْم →Every word from Persian فهم →Every word from Kazakh пайым →