Where does “قیصراق” come from?

قیصراق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish قصراق, from Proto-Turkic *kïsrak — young unprolific animal.

قیصراق (Ottoman Turkish): mare, an adult female of the species Equus caballus

Definitions

  1. mare, an adult female of the species Equus caballus

Ancestry of “قیصراق”, step by step

قیصراق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Anatolian Turkish قصراق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishقصراقmare, female horse
2Proto-Turkic*kïsrakyoung unprolific animal

via Proto-Turkic *kïsïr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*kïsïrinfertile, sterile

Words derived from “قیصراق

Every word from Proto-Turkic *kïsrakEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish قصراق