Where does “ұлыс” come from?

ұлыс (Kazakh) comes from Common Turkic uluš, from Proto-Turkic *üle- — to divide, distribute.

ұлыс (Kazakh): nation

Definitions

  1. nation

Ancestry of “ұлыс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Common Turkiculušcountry; city; country, city
2Proto-Turkic*üle-to divide, distribute
Every word from Proto-Turkic *üle- →Every word from Common Turkic uluš →