Where does “кызматташ” come from?

кызматташ (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz кызмат, from Persian خدمت, from Arabic خِدْمَة.

кызматташ (Kyrgyz): colleague

Definitions

  1. colleague

Ancestry of “кызматташ”, step by step

кызматташ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz кызмат

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzкызматwork, labour, service
2Persianخدمتservice
3Arabicخِدْمَة—

via Tuvan даш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanдашstone
2Proto-Turkic*tiāĺ—
Every word from Arabic خِدْمَة →Every word from Persian خدمت →Every word from Kyrgyz кызмат →