Where does “Киргиз” come from?

Киргиз (Russian) comes from Kyrgyz кыргыз, from Kyrgyz кырк кыз — forty girls.

Киргиз (Russian): Kyrgyz person

Definitions

  1. Kyrgyz person

Ancestry of “Киргиз”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KyrgyzкыргызKyrgyz; a Kyrgyz
2Kyrgyzкырк кызforty girls

Words derived from “Киргиз”

Every word from Kyrgyz кырк кыз →Every word from Kyrgyz кыргыз →
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