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
Ancestry of “qîz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قیز | girl; daughter; queen in card games |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | قِزْ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | kï̄ŕ | girl; woman; ? red, dark thing |