Where does “кын” come from?

кын (Nogai) comes from Proto-Turkic *kï̄n — sheath, scabbard (of swords).

кын (Nogai): sheath, scabbard

Definitions

  1. sheath, scabbard

Ancestry of “кын”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*kï̄nsheath, scabbard (of swords)
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