Where does “хызыл” come from?

хызыл (Khakas) comes from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- — to be hot, glow, redden.

хызыл (Khakas): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “хызыл”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkickïŕïlred
2Proto-Turkickï̄ŕ-to be hot, glow, redden
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ-Every word from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl
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