Where does “кижи” come from?

кижи (Northern Altai) comes from Common Turkic kiši, from Proto-Turkic kiĺi — person, people.

кижи (Northern Altai): person

Definitions

  1. person

Ancestry of “кижи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Common Turkickišiperson, people
2Proto-Turkickiĺiperson, people
Every word from Proto-Turkic kiĺi →Every word from Common Turkic kiši →