Where does “қызтеке” come from?

қызтеке (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh қыз, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ — girl; woman; ? red, dark thing.

қызтеке (Kazakh): hermaphrodite

Definitions

  1. hermaphrodite

Ancestry of “қызтеке”, step by step

қызтеке traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қыз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқызgirl, damsel; daughter
2Proto-Turkickï̄ŕgirl; woman; ? red, dark thing

via Kazakh теке

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтекеgoat
2Proto-Turkictekebilly goat; he-goat
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ →Every word from Kazakh қыз →
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