Where does “Qız qalası” come from?

Qız qalası (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani qız, from Old Anatolian Turkish قِزْ, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ — girl; woman; ? red, dark thing.

Qız qalası (Azerbaijani): Maiden Tower

Definitions

  1. Maiden Tower

Ancestry of “Qız qalası”, step by step

Qız qalası traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani qız

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniqızgirl; daughter
2Old Anatolian Turkishقِزْ—
3Proto-Turkickï̄ŕgirl; woman; ? red, dark thing

via Azerbaijani qala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniqalacastle; tower
2Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish قِزْ →Every word from Azerbaijani qız →