Where does “kökçil” come from?

kökçil (Crimean Tatar) comes from Turkish çil, from Ottoman Turkish چیل, from Proto-Turkic *čïl.

kökçil (Crimean Tatar): bluish

Definitions

  1. bluish

Ancestry of “kökçil”, step by step

kökçil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish çil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçilfreckle; scintillation; shining
2Ottoman Turkishچیلbright, shiny, brilliant, emitting much light
3Proto-Turkic*čïl—

via Crimean Tatar kök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarköksky, high, heavens; sky blue
2Proto-Turkic*kȫk—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čïl →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چیل →Every word from Turkish çil →