Where does “көртышқан” come from?

көртышқан (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh көр, from Persian گور, from Middle Persian gwl, from Old Persian *vr̥dah, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰos — sweetbriar.

көртышқан (Kazakh): mole any of several small, burrowing insectivores of the family

Definitions

  1. mole any of several small, burrowing insectivores of the family

Ancestry of “көртышқан”, step by step

көртышқан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh көр

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhкөрblind
2Persianگورgrave; tomb; desert
3Middle Persiangwlflower
4Old Persian*vr̥dahflower, rose
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥dʰossweetbriar

via Kazakh тышқан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтышқанmouse
2Proto-Turkicsïčganmouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰos →Every word from Old Persian *vr̥dah →Every word from Middle Persian gwl →