Where does “құдайтанушы” come from?
құдайтанушы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh құдайтану, from Kazakh құдай, from Classical Persian خدای, from Middle Persian hwtʾy, from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wHā — lord, sovereign, king.
құдайтанушы (Kazakh): theologian
Definitions
- theologian
Ancestry of “құдайтанушы”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | құдайтану | theology |
| 2 | Kazakh | құдай | god, deity |
| 3 | Classical Persian | خدای | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | hwtʾy | lord |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *hwatā́wHā | lord, sovereign, king |