Where does “kökçil” come from?
kökçil (Crimean Tatar) comes from Turkish çil, from Ottoman Turkish چیل, from Proto-Turkic *čïl.
kökçil (Crimean Tatar): bluish
Ancestry of “kökçil”, step by step
kökçil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish çil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | çil | freckle; scintillation; shining |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چیل | bright, shiny, brilliant, emitting much light |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *čïl | — |
via Crimean Tatar kök
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Crimean Tatar | kök | sky, high, heavens; sky blue |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *kȫk | — |