Where does “қырық бір” come from?

қырық бір (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh бір, from Old East Slavic боръ, from Proto-Slavic borъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic barús, from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- — to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

қырық бір (Kazakh): forty-one

Definitions

  1. forty-one

Ancestry of “қырық бір”, step by step

қырық бір traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh бір

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhбірone
2Old East Slavicборъ—
3Proto-Slavicborъpine tree; set, assembly; loot
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbarús—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰor-to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

via Kazakh қырық

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқырықforty
2Proto-Turkickïrkforty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic barús →Every word from Proto-Slavic borъ →