Where does “мүмкүндүк” come from?

мүмкүндүк (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz мүмкүн, from Persian ممکن, from Arabic مُمْكِن, from Arabic أَمْكَنَ — to be possible.

мүмкүндүк (Kyrgyz): possibility

Definitions

  1. possibility

Ancestry of “мүмкүндүк”, step by step

мүмкүндүк traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz мүмкүн

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzмүмкүнpossible, likely
2Persianممکنpossible
3Arabicمُمْكِنpossible
4Arabicأَمْكَنَto be possible

via Kyrgyz лык

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzлык
Every word from Arabic أَمْكَنَEvery word from Arabic مُمْكِنEvery word from Persian ممکن