Where does “Kõzõl” come from?

Kõzõl (Estonian) comes from Russian Кызы́л, from Tuvan Кызыл, from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- — to be hot, glow, redden.

Ancestry of “Kõzõl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianКызы́л
2TuvanКызылred
3Proto-Turkickïŕïlred
4Proto-Turkickï̄ŕ-to be hot, glow, redden
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ-Every word from Proto-Turkic kïŕïlEvery word from Tuvan Кызыл