Where does “элиш” come from?

элиш (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz эл, from Proto-Turkic ēl — realm.

элиш (Kyrgyz): republic

Definitions

  1. republic

Ancestry of “элиш”, step by step

элиш traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz эл

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzэлpeople
2Proto-Turkicēlrealm

via Kyrgyz иш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzишwork
2Proto-Turkicīĺčwork
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēl →Every word from Kyrgyz эл →