Where does “ұққыш” come from?

ұққыш (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh қыш, from Persian خشت, from Middle Persian hšt', from Old Persian 𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎡 — sun-dried brick.

ұққыш (Kazakh): quick-witted

Definitions

  1. quick-witted

Ancestry of “ұққыш”, step by step

ұққыш traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қыш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқышbrick
2Persianخشتjavelin, dart, spear, halberd, poleaxe; adobe,...
3Middle Persianhšt'brick
4Old Persian𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎡sun-dried brick

via Kazakh ұғу

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhұғу—
Every word from Old Persian 𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎡 →Every word from Middle Persian hšt' →Every word from Persian خشت →