Where does “қызылбояу” come from?

қызылбояу (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh қызыл, from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- — to be hot, glow, redden.

қызылбояу (Kazakh): bedstraw, Galium

Definitions

  1. bedstraw, Galium

Ancestry of “қызылбояу”, step by step

қызылбояу traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қызыл

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқызылred
2Proto-Turkickïŕïlred
3Proto-Turkickï̄ŕ-to be hot, glow, redden

via Kazakh бояу

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhбояуpaint, dye, ink
2Proto-Turkic*bodu-to paint
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ-Every word from Proto-Turkic kïŕïlEvery word from Kazakh қызыл