Where does “elqızı” come from?

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

Ancestry of “elqızı”, step by step

elqızı 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 el

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanielpeople
2Old Anatolian Turkishایلland, country, region; the territory of a nation, a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc
3Proto-Turkicēlrealm
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish قِزْ →Every word from Azerbaijani qız →