Where does “قیرچیل” come from?

قیرچیل (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قیر, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ — girl; woman; ? red, dark thing.

قیرچیل (Ottoman Turkish): grizzled

Definitions

  1. grizzled

Ancestry of “قیرچیل”, step by step

قیرچیل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقیرsteppe
2Proto-Turkickï̄ŕgirl; woman; ? red, dark thing

via Ottoman Turkish چیل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچیلbright, shiny, brilliant, emitting much light
2Proto-Turkic*čïl—

Words derived from “قیرچیل”

Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قیر →