Where does “kısa” come from?

kısa (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قیصه, from Proto-Turkic *kïs- — to squeeze.

kısa (Turkish): short

Definitions

  1. short

Ancestry of “kısa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقیصهbrief
2Proto-Turkic*kïs-to squeeze

Words derived from “kısa”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *kïs- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قیصه →