Where does “қуаттау” come from?

қуаттау (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh тау, from Common Kypchak *taw, from Proto-Turkic tāg — mountain.

қуаттау (Kazakh): to support, back

Definitions

  1. to support, back

Ancestry of “қуаттау”, step by step

қуаттау traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh тау

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтауmountain
2Common Kypchak*taw—
3Proto-Turkictāgmountain

via Kazakh қуат

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқуатstrength
2Ottoman Turkishقوتluck; food; strength
3Arabicقُوَّة—
Every word from Proto-Turkic tāg →Every word from Common Kypchak *taw →Every word from Kazakh тау →