Where does “көршиқан” come from?

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

көршиқан (Kazakh): carbuncle

Definitions

  1. carbuncle

Ancestry of “көршиқан”, step by step

көршиқан 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 шиқан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhшиқанpimple; sore; boil
2Proto-Turkic*čï̄pgan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰos →Every word from Old Persian *vr̥dah →Every word from Middle Persian gwl →