Where does “kısrak” come from?

kısrak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قیصراق, from Old Anatolian Turkish قصراق, from Proto-Turkic *kïsrak — young unprolific animal.

kısrak (Turkish): mare

Definitions

  1. mare

Ancestry of “kısrak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقیصراقmare, an adult female of the species Equus caballus
2Old Anatolian Turkishقصراقmare, female horse
3Proto-Turkic*kïsrakyoung unprolific animal
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kïsrak →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish قصراق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قیصراق →