Where does “قیچی” come from?

قیچی (Persian) comes from Azerbaijani qayçı, from Proto-Mongolic kaïcï — scissors.

قیچی (Persian): scissors

Definitions

  1. scissors

Ancestry of “قیچی”, step by step

قیچی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani qayçı

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniqayçıscissors
2Proto-Mongolickaïcïscissors

via Proto-Mongolic *kaïčï

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolic*kaïčïscissors

Words derived from “قیچی”

Every word from Proto-Mongolic kaïcï →Every word from Azerbaijani qayçı →