Where does “келин” come from?

келин (Kyrgyz) comes from Proto-Turkic *kẹlin, from Proto-Turkic *kẹl- — to come.

келин (Kyrgyz): daughter-in-law

Definitions

  1. daughter-in-law

Ancestry of “келин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*kẹlinbride
2Proto-Turkic*kẹl-to come
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kẹl- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *kẹlin →