Where does “kır” come from?

kır (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كیر, from Old Turkic kir, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ — girl; woman; ? red, dark thing.

kır (Turkish): uncultivated area, wilderness

Definitions

  1. uncultivated area, wilderness

Ancestry of “kır”, step by step

kır traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish كیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكیرdirt, filth, squalor, any foul matter which soils or defiles
2Old Turkickir—
3Proto-Turkickï̄ŕgirl; woman; ? red, dark thing

via Ottoman Turkish قیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقیرsteppe

Words derived from “kır”

Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ →Every word from Old Turkic kir →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كیر →