Where does “айыр” come from?

айыр (Kazakh) comes from Classical Persian اگیر, from Ancient Greek ἄκορος — sweet flag.

айыр (Kazakh): sweet flag, Acorus calamus

Definitions

  1. sweet flag, Acorus calamus

Ancestry of “айыр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianاگیر—
2Ancient Greekἄκοροςsweet flag
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄκορος →Every word from Classical Persian اگیر →