Where does “ղզիկ” come from?

ղզիկ (Armenian) comes from Kurdish qîzik, from Northern Kurdish qîz, from Turkish kız, from Ottoman Turkish قیز, from Old Anatolian Turkish قِزْ, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ — girl; woman; ? red, dark thing.

ղզիկ (Armenian): effeminate

Definitions

  1. effeminate

Ancestry of “ղզիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KurdishqîzikDiminutive of qîz, little girl; sissy,...
2Northern Kurdishqîzgirl
3Turkishkızgirl; daughter; queen in card games
4Ottoman Turkishقیزgirl; daughter; queen in card games
5Old Anatolian Turkishقِزْ—
6Proto-Turkickï̄ŕgirl; woman; ? red, dark thing
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish قِزْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قیز →