Where does “қын” come from?

қын (Kazakh) comes from Proto-Turkic *kï̄n — sheath, scabbard (of swords).

қын (Kazakh): sheath, scabbard

Definitions

  1. sheath, scabbard

Ancestry of “қын”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*kï̄nsheath, scabbard (of swords)

Words derived from “қын

Every word from Proto-Turkic *kï̄n
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