Where does “жылан” come from?

жылан (Kyrgyz) comes from Proto-Turkic *yï̄lan — snake.

жылан (Kyrgyz): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “жылан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*yï̄lansnake
Every word from Proto-Turkic *yï̄lan
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