Where does “қою” come from?

қою (Kazakh) comes from Proto-Turkic *kod-, from Proto-Turkic Ko- — to put.

қою (Kazakh): dense, thick

Definitions

  1. dense, thick

Ancestry of “қою”, step by step

қою traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Turkic *kod-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*kod-to put
2Proto-TurkicKo-to put

via Proto-Turkic koyug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkickoyugthick, dense
Every word from Proto-Turkic Ko-Every word from Proto-Turkic *kod-