Where does “qalay” come from?

qalay (Uzbek) comes from Chagatai قلای, from Proto-Turkic *kanlayu, from Proto-Turkic ka- — interrogative particle.

qalay (Uzbek): well, so, now

Definitions

  1. well, so, now

Ancestry of “qalay”, step by step

qalay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chagatai قلای

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiقلایhow
2Proto-Turkic*kanlayu—
3Proto-Turkicka-interrogative particle

via Arabic قَلَعِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَلَعِيّrelated to tin; tin
Every word from Proto-Turkic ka- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *kanlayu →Every word from Chagatai قلای →