Where does “айыл” come from?

айыл (Kyrgyz) comes from Proto-Turkic *āgïl, from Proto-Turkic āɣ- — to enclose.

айыл (Kyrgyz): village

Definitions

  1. village

Ancestry of “айыл”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*āgïlfold
2Proto-Turkicāɣ-to enclose
Every word from Proto-Turkic āɣ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *āgïl →
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