Where does “жибекчилик” come from?

жибекчилик (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz жибекчи, from Kyrgyz жибек, from Proto-Turkic *yïp — string, cord, rope, line, thick strands of other cordage that are twisted together.

жибекчилик (Kyrgyz): sericulture

Definitions

  1. sericulture

Ancestry of “жибекчилик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzжибекчиsericulturist
2Kyrgyzжибекsilk
3Proto-Turkic*yïpstring, cord, rope, line, thick strands of other cordage that are twisted together
Every word from Proto-Turkic *yïp →Every word from Kyrgyz жибек →Every word from Kyrgyz жибекчи →