Where does “qısqalıq” come from?

qısqalıq (Crimean Tatar) comes from Crimean Tatar qısqa, from Proto-Turkic *kïsga.

qısqalıq (Crimean Tatar): brevity, shortness

Definitions

  1. brevity, shortness

Ancestry of “qısqalıq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarqısqashort, concise, cut, brief
2Proto-Turkic*kïsga—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kïsga →Every word from Crimean Tatar qısqa →
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