Where does “キルギス” come from?

キルギス (Japanese) comes from Russian Киргиз, from Kyrgyz кыргыз, from Kyrgyz кырк кыз — forty girls.

キルギス (Japanese): Kyrgyzstan

Definitions

  1. Kyrgyzstan

Ancestry of “キルギス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianКиргизKyrgyz person
2KyrgyzкыргызKyrgyz; a Kyrgyz
3Kyrgyzкырк кызforty girls
Every word from Kyrgyz кырк кыз →Every word from Kyrgyz кыргыз →Every word from Russian Киргиз →