Where does “Каракол” come from?

Каракол (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz кол, from Proto-Turkic kȫl — lake.

Ancestry of “Каракол”, step by step

Каракол traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz кол

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzколhand, arm; handwriting; signature
2Proto-Turkickȫllake

via Kyrgyz кара

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzкараblack
2Proto-Turkickarablack

Words derived from “Каракол”

Every word from Proto-Turkic kȫl →Every word from Kyrgyz кол →