Where does “克孜爾” come from?

克孜爾 (Chinese) comes from Uyghur قىزىل, from Chagatai قیزیل, from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- — to be hot, glow, redden.

Ancestry of “克孜爾”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurقىزىلred; measles
2Chagataiقیزیلred
3Proto-Turkickïŕïlred
4Proto-Turkickï̄ŕ-to be hot, glow, redden
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl →Every word from Chagatai قیزیل →