Where does “Кызыл-Адыр” come from?
Кызыл-Адыр (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz кызыл, from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- — to be hot, glow, redden.
Ancestry of “Кызыл-Адыр”, step by step
Кызыл-Адыр traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kyrgyz кызыл
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyz | кызыл | red |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | kïŕïl | red |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | kï̄ŕ- | to be hot, glow, redden |
via Kyrgyz адыр
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyz | адыр | — |