Where does “Kızılören” come from?

Kızılören (Turkish) comes from Turkish kızıl, from Ottoman Turkish قزل, from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- — to be hot, glow, redden.

Ancestry of “Kızılören”, step by step

Kızılören traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kızıl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkızılbright red, scarlet; communist; gold
2Ottoman Turkishقزلred
3Proto-Turkickïŕïlred
4Proto-Turkickï̄ŕ-to be hot, glow, redden

via Turkish ören

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishörenruin; ruined remains of a destroyed construction, especially of a city, village, house, etc
2Ottoman Turkishاورن—
3Old Anatolian Turkishاورنdragon, serpent
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قزل →