Where does “қателік” come from?

қателік (Kazakh) comes from Belarusian лік, from Polish lik, from Proto-Slavic likъ, from Proto-Germanic laikaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

қателік (Kazakh): incorrectness, wrongness

Definitions

  1. incorrectness, wrongness

Ancestry of “қателік”, step by step

қателік traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Belarusian лік

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianлікnumber
2Polishlikquantity, amount, number
3Proto-Slaviclikъface
4Proto-Germaniclaikazdance; game, sport; hymn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Kazakh қате

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқатеincorrect, false
2Persianخطاerror; fault; mistake
3Arabicخَطَأ—
4Arabicخَطِئَto err, to sin; to err; to sin; to sin, err
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laikaz →Every word from Proto-Slavic likъ →