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Where does “күкірт” come from?

күкірт (Kazakh) comes from Persian گوگرد, from Middle Persian gwklt' — sulphur.

күкірт (Kazakh): sulphur/sulfur

Definitions

  1. sulphur/sulfur

Ancestry of “күкірт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگوگردsulphur, sulfur
2Middle Persiangwklt'sulphur
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