Where does “үміткер” come from?

үміткер (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh үміт, from Persian امید, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭬𐭩𐭲, from Proto-Iranian *hamwátiš — hope, belief, faith.

үміткер (Kazakh): candidate (person running in an election)

Definitions

  1. candidate (person running in an election)

Ancestry of “үміткер”, step by step

үміткер traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh үміт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhүмітhope
2Persianامیدhope
3Middle Persian𐭠𐭥𐭬𐭩𐭲hope
4Proto-Iranian*hamwátišhope, belief, faith

via Kazakh кер

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhкер
Every word from Proto-Iranian *hamwátiš