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

  1. The longest river flowing entirely within Turkey

Ancestry of “Kizil Irmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishKızılırmak
2Turkishkızılbright red, scarlet; communist; gold
3Ottoman Turkishقزلred
4Proto-Turkickïŕïlred
5Proto-Turkickï̄ŕ-to be hot, glow, redden
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ-Every word from Proto-Turkic kïŕïlEvery word from Ottoman Turkish قزل
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