Where does “қолтаңба” come from?

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

қолтаңба (Kazakh): autograph, signature

Definitions

  1. autograph, signature

Ancestry of “қолтаңба”, step by step

қолтаңба traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қол

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқолarm; hand; handwriting
2Proto-Turkickȫllake

via Kazakh таңба

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтаңбаcharacter, symbol, mark, sign
2Common Turkictamga—
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