Where does “kim” come from?
kim (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كیم, from Karakhanid كِمْ, from Proto-Turkic kem — who.
kim (Turkish): who
Ancestry of “kim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كیم | — |
| 2 | Karakhanid | كِمْ | who |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | kem | who |