Where does “үшсайыс” come from?

үшсайыс (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh үш, from Proto-Turkic üč — three.

үшсайыс (Kazakh): triathlon

Definitions

  1. triathlon

Ancestry of “үшсайыс”, step by step

үшсайыс traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh үш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhүшthree
2Proto-Turkicüčthree

via Kazakh сайыс

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhсайыс—
Every word from Proto-Turkic üč →Every word from Kazakh үш →