Where does “喀什” come from?

喀什 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 喀什噶爾, from Manchu ᡴᠠᠰᡳᡤᠠᡵ, from Written Oirat ᡍᠠᠱᡅᡎᠠᠷ, from Persian کاشغر, from Proto-Iranian gr̥Híš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Híš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.

Ancestry of “喀什”, step by step

喀什 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 喀什噶爾

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese喀什噶爾
2ManchuᡴᠠᠰᡳᡤᠠᡵKashgar
3Written Oiratᡍᠠᠱᡅᡎᠠᠷ
4Persianکاشغر
5Proto-Iraniangr̥Híšmountain
6Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Híšmountain
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate

via Mongolian Хаш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MongolianХашjade
2Classical Mongolianᠬᠠᠰ᠋
3Yakutqāš
4Proto-Turkic*kāĺ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥HíšEvery word from Proto-Iranian gr̥Híš
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