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Where does “kır” come from?

kır (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كیر, from Old Turkic kir, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ — girl; woman; ? red, dark thing.

Ancestry of “kır”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكیر—
2Old Turkickir—
3Proto-Turkickï̄ŕgirl; woman; ? red, dark thing
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ →