Where does “қызылқұлақ” come from?

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

қызылқұлақ (Kazakh): Chinese lantern, bladder cherry, Alkekengi officinarum

Definitions

  1. Chinese lantern, bladder cherry, Alkekengi officinarum

Ancestry of “қызылқұлақ”, step by step

қызылқұлақ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қызыл

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

via Kazakh құлақ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқұлақear
2Proto-Turkickulkakear
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