Where does “keez” come from?

keez (Gagauz) comes from Proto-Turkic *keŕ — notch (of an arrow).

keez (Gagauz): target

Definitions

  1. target

Ancestry of “keez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*keŕnotch (of an arrow)
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ
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