Where does “қосаяқ” come from?

қосаяқ (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh аяқ, from Proto-Turkic adak — foot; end.

қосаяқ (Kazakh): jerboa any species of the family

Definitions

  1. jerboa any species of the family

Ancestry of “қосаяқ”, step by step

қосаяқ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh аяқ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhаяқleg; end; cup
2Proto-Turkicadakfoot; end

via Kazakh қос

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқосpair set of two
2Proto-Turkic*košpair, double
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