Where does “kassız” come from?
kassız (Turkish) comes from Turkish kaş, from Turkish kasmak, from Proto-Turkic K(i)as- — to constrict, tighten.
kassız (Turkish): muscleless
Ancestry of “kassız”, step by step
kassız traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish kaş
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kaş | eyebrow |
| 2 | Turkish | kasmak | to stretch, tight, tighten, contract, strain,... |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | K(i)as- | to constrict, tighten |
via Turkish sız
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | sız | you (plural subject pronoun: the group being addressed); you guys, y'all |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | سز | ye, you |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | siŕ | you; ye |
Words derived from “kassız”