Where does “қоссайыс” come from?

қоссайыс (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh қос, from Proto-Turkic *koš — pair, double.

қоссайыс (Kazakh): biathlon

Definitions

  1. biathlon

Ancestry of “қоссайыс”, step by step

қоссайыс traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қос

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

via Kazakh сайыс

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhсайыс
Every word from Proto-Turkic *košEvery word from Kazakh қос
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