Where does “قیز” come from?
قیز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish قِزْ, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ — girl; woman; ? red, dark thing.
قیز (Ottoman Turkish): girl; daughter; queen in card games
Definitions
- girl; daughter; queen in card games
Ancestry of “قیز”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Anatolian Turkish | قِزْ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | kï̄ŕ | girl; woman; ? red, dark thing |