Where does “тыйын чычкан” come from?

тыйын чычкан (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz тыйын, from Proto-Turkic *tegiŋ — squirrel.

тыйын чычкан (Kyrgyz): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “тыйын чычкан”, step by step

тыйын чычкан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz тыйын

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzтыйынkopek, one hundredth of Russian ruble
2Proto-Turkic*tegiŋsquirrel

via Kyrgyz чычкан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzчычканmouse
2Proto-Turkicsïčganmouse
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tegiŋ →Every word from Kyrgyz тыйын →