Where does “kaş” come from?

kaş (Turkish) comes from Turkish kasmak, from Proto-Turkic K(i)as- — to constrict, tighten.

kaş (Turkish): eyebrow

Definitions

  1. eyebrow

Ancestry of “kaş”, step by step

kaş traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kasmak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkasmakto stretch, tight, tighten, contract, strain,...
2Proto-TurkicK(i)as-to constrict, tighten

via Persian کاش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکاشglass
2Sanskritकाचglass; crystal, quartz; alkaline salt, block salt

via Ottoman Turkish قاش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقاشeyebrow, supercilium; collet of a finger-ring;...
2Proto-Turkic*kāĺ—

Words derived from “kaş”

Every word from Proto-Turkic K(i)as- →Every word from Turkish kasmak →
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