Where does “құты” come from?

құты (Kazakh) comes from Persian قوطی, from Ottoman Turkish قوطی, from Greek κουτί, from Ancient Greek κυτίον, from Ancient Greek κύτος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

құты (Kazakh): vial, small jar

Definitions

  1. vial, small jar

Ancestry of “құты”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianقوطیbox
2Ottoman Turkishقوطیbox
3Greekκουτίpacket, carton; can, canister; box, caddy
4Ancient Greekκυτίον—
5Ancient Greekκύτοςa hollow; any vessel; e.g. a jar, an urn, a vase,...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύτος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυτίον →