Where does “қаракүйе” come from?

қаракүйе (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh қара, from Proto-Turkic kara — black.

қаракүйе (Kazakh): soot

Definitions

  1. soot

Ancestry of “қаракүйе”, step by step

қаракүйе traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қара

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқараblack
2Proto-Turkickarablack

via Kazakh күйе

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhкүйеmoth
2Proto-Turkic*küńe—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kara →Every word from Kazakh қара →