Where does “ботакөз” come from?

ботакөз (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh көз, from Proto-Turkic kȫŕ — glowing coals.

ботакөз (Kazakh): forget-me-not, Myosotis

Definitions

  1. forget-me-not, Myosotis

Ancestry of “ботакөз”, step by step

ботакөз traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh көз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhкөзeye
2Proto-Turkickȫŕglowing coals

via Kazakh бота

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhбота—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kȫŕ →Every word from Kazakh көз →