Where does “ташчы” come from?

ташчы (Kumyk) comes from Kumyk таш, from Proto-Turkic *tāĺ.

ташчы (Kumyk): bricklayer, mason

Definitions

  1. bricklayer, mason

Ancestry of “ташчы”, step by step

ташчы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kumyk таш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kumykташstone
2Proto-Turkic*tāĺ

via Kumyk чи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kumykчи
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tāĺEvery word from Kumyk таш