Where does “қарлы” come from?

қарлы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh қар, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

қарлы (Kazakh): snowy

Definitions

  1. snowy

Ancestry of “қарлы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқарsnow
2Proto-Turkickārsnow
3Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)
Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Kazakh қар →