Where does “Чымкен” come from?

Чымкен (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz кен, from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼻𐼹.

Ancestry of “Чымкен”, step by step

Чымкен traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz кен

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzкенdeposit
2Sogdian𐼸𐼰𐼻𐼹—

via Kyrgyz чым

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzчым—
Every word from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼻𐼹 →Every word from Kyrgyz кен →