Where does “Kırgız” come from?
Kırgız (Turkish) comes from Kyrgyz кыргыз, from Kyrgyz кырк кыз — forty girls.
Ancestry of “Kırgız”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyz | кыргыз | Kyrgyz; a Kyrgyz |
| 2 | Kyrgyz | кырк кыз | forty girls |
Words derived from “Kırgız”