Where does “кызыл” come from?

кызыл (Northern Altai) comes from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- — to be hot, glow, redden.

кызыл (Northern Altai): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “кызыл”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkickïŕïlred
2Proto-Turkickï̄ŕ-to be hot, glow, redden
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl →