Where does “қолхат” come from?

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

қолхат (Kazakh): receipt

Definitions

  1. receipt

Ancestry of “қолхат”, step by step

қолхат traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қол

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқолarm; hand; handwriting
2Proto-Turkickȫllake

via Kazakh хат

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhхатletter
2Arabicخَطّwriting; script; handwriting; written character
Every word from Proto-Turkic kȫl →Every word from Kazakh қол →