Where does “قوصمق” come from?
قوصمق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Turkic kus-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.
Ancestry of “قوصمق”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Turkic | kus- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |