Where does “қас” come from?

қас (Kazakh) comes from Persian خاص, from Arabic خَاصّ — special, exclusive; special, particular, private.

қас (Kazakh): eyebrow

Definitions

  1. eyebrow

Ancestry of “қас”, step by step

қас traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خاص

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخاصspecial; particular; specific
2Arabicخَاصّspecial, exclusive; special, particular, private

via Kipchak قاش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kipchakقاشeyebrow, supercilium
2Proto-Turkic*kāĺ—

Words derived from “қас”

Every word from Arabic خَاصّ →Every word from Persian خاص →