Where does “kim” come from?

kim (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كیم, from Karakhanid كِمْ, from Proto-Turkic kem — who.

kim (Turkish): who

Definitions

  1. who

Ancestry of “kim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكیمwho
2Karakhanidكِمْwho
3Proto-Turkickemwho

Words derived from “kim”

Every word from Proto-Turkic kem →Every word from Karakhanid كِمْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كیم →