Where does “қиындық” come from?

қиындық (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh қиын, from Proto-Turkic *kïyïn.

қиындық (Kazakh): difficulty, hardship

Definitions

  1. difficulty, hardship

Ancestry of “қиындық”, step by step

қиындық traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қиын

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқиынharsh, hard, difficult
2Proto-Turkic*kïyïn—

via Kazakh дық

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhдық—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kïyïn →