Where does “жүзжылдык” come from?

жүзжылдык (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz жыл, from Proto-Turkic yïl — year.

жүзжылдык (Kyrgyz): century

Definitions

  1. century

Ancestry of “жүзжылдык”, step by step

жүзжылдык traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz жыл

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzжылyear
2Proto-Turkicyïlyear

via Kyrgyz жүз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzжүзhundred
2Proto-Turkicyǖŕhundred; face
Every word from Proto-Turkic yïl →Every word from Kyrgyz жыл →