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Where does “كیر” come from?

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

Ancestry of “كیر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Turkickir—
2Proto-Turkickï̄ŕgirl; woman; ? red, dark thing
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