Where does “кедейлик” come from?

кедейлик (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz кедей, from Persian گدا — beggar, supplicant.

кедейлик (Kyrgyz): poverty

Definitions

  1. poverty

Ancestry of “кедейлик”, step by step

кедейлик traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz кедей

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzкедейpoor
2Persianگداbeggar, supplicant

via Kyrgyz лык

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzлык—
Every word from Persian گدا →Every word from Kyrgyz кедей →