Where does “Kizil Irmak” come from?
Kizil Irmak (English) comes from Turkish Kızılırmak, from Turkish kızıl, from Ottoman Turkish قزل, from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- — to be hot, glow, redden.
Kizil Irmak (English): The longest river flowing entirely within Turkey
Definitions
- The longest river flowing entirely within Turkey
Ancestry of “Kizil Irmak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Kızılırmak | — |
| 2 | Turkish | kızıl | bright red, scarlet; communist; gold |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | قزل | red |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kïŕïl | red |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | kï̄ŕ- | to be hot, glow, redden |