Where does “Kızılay” come from?

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

Kızılay (Turkish): A branch of the Red Cross that operates in Muslim countries

Definitions

  1. A branch of the Red Cross that operates in Muslim countries

Ancestry of “Kızılay”, step by step

Kızılay 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 Ay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishAymoon; Moon
2Ottoman Turkishآیmoon; month
3Old Anatolian Turkishآیْ—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قزل →