Where does “кеше” come from?

кеше (Bashkir) comes from Common Turkic kiši, from Proto-Turkic kiĺi — person, people.

кеше (Bashkir): human being, person, man; people, human race; a...

Definitions

  1. human being, person, man; people, human race; a...

Ancestry of “кеше”, step by step

кеше traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Common Turkic kiši

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Common Turkickišiperson, people
2Proto-Turkickiĺiperson, people

via Proto-Turkic *kēče

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*kēčeevening

Words derived from “кеше

Every word from Proto-Turkic kiĺiEvery word from Common Turkic kiši