Where does “қолжазба” come from?

қолжазба (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh қол, from Proto-Turkic kȫl — lake.

қолжазба (Kazakh): manuscript

Definitions

  1. manuscript

Ancestry of “қолжазба”, step by step

қолжазба traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қол

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқолarm; hand; handwriting
2Proto-Turkickȫllake

via Kazakh жазу

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжазуwriting, script, character
2Old Turkicyaz-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kȫl →Every word from Kazakh қол →