Etymology Explorer › Old Turkic

Where does “kus-” come from?

kus- (Old Turkic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

Ancestry of “kus-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Words derived from “kus-”

  • kusmak
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