Where does “Кызыл-Кыя” come from?

Кызыл-Кыя (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz кызыл, from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- — to be hot, glow, redden.

Ancestry of “Кызыл-Кыя”, step by step

Кызыл-Кыя traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz кызыл

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzкызылred
2Proto-Turkickïŕïlred
3Proto-Turkickï̄ŕ-to be hot, glow, redden

via Kyrgyz кыя

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzкыя—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl →Every word from Kyrgyz кызыл →