Where does “qîz” come from?

qîz (Kurdish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قیز, from Old Anatolian Turkish قِزْ, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ — girl; woman; ? red, dark thing.

qîz (Kurdish): girl

Definitions

  1. girl

Ancestry of “qîz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقیزgirl; daughter; queen in card games
2Old Anatolian Turkishقِزْ—
3Proto-Turkickï̄ŕgirl; woman; ? red, dark thing
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish قِزْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قیز →