Where does “көкжал” come from?

көкжал (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz көк, from Proto-Turkic *kȫk.

көкжал (Kyrgyz): hyena

Definitions

  1. hyena

Ancestry of “көкжал”, step by step

көкжал traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz көк

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzкөкblue
2Proto-Turkic*kȫk—

via Kyrgyz жал

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzжалmane
2Proto-Turkicyālmane
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kȫk →Every word from Kyrgyz көк →