Where does “Рыскүл” come from?
Рыскүл (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh гүл, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha, from Proto-Germanic walhaz — wet, damp.
Ancestry of “Рыскүл”, step by step
Рыскүл traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kazakh гүл
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | гүл | flower |
| 2 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 3 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 4 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 5 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 6 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 7 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 9 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |
via Kazakh ырыс
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | ырыс | wealth, prosperity, abundance |
| 2 | Arabic | رِزْق | sustenance, that which God allots; livelihood,... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | lwcyk' | daily bread, sustenance |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭩𐭥𐭬 | day |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃 | day |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | ráwčah | light; day |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ráwčas | day; light |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |