Where does “кызылбаш” come from?

кызылбаш (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz кызыл, from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- — to be hot, glow, redden.

кызылбаш (Kyrgyz): a Qizilbash

Definitions

  1. a Qizilbash

Ancestry of “кызылбаш”, step by step

кызылбаш traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz кызыл

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzкызылred
2Proto-Turkickïŕïlred
3Proto-Turkickï̄ŕ-to be hot, glow, redden

via Kyrgyz баш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzбашhead
2Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl →Every word from Kyrgyz кызыл →