The story
- Kazakh · borrowed fromQazaqstan
- Russian · borrowed fromКазакста́н
- English todayQazaqstan
Originally an alternative transliteration of Russian Казакста́н (Kazakstán), Казахста́н (Kazaxstán); now from Kazakh Qazaqstan (Latin spelling of Қазақстан). By surface analysis, Qazaq + -stan.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.