Where does “قیزقارداش” come from?

قیزقارداش (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قیز, from Old Anatolian Turkish قِزْ, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ — girl; woman; ? red, dark thing.

قیزقارداش (Ottoman Turkish): sister

Definitions

  1. sister

Ancestry of “قیزقارداش”, step by step

قیزقارداش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قیز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقیزgirl; daughter; queen in card games
2Old Anatolian Turkishقِزْ—
3Proto-Turkickï̄ŕgirl; woman; ? red, dark thing

via Ottoman Turkish قارداش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقارداشbrother
2Old Anatolian Turkishقردآشbrother
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish قِزْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قیز →