Where does “ак-кызыл” come from?

ак-кызыл (Tuvan) comes from Tuvan Кызыл, from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- — to be hot, glow, redden.

ак-кызыл (Tuvan): pink

Definitions

  1. pink

Ancestry of “ак-кызыл”, step by step

ак-кызыл traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tuvan Кызыл

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TuvanКызылred
2Proto-Turkickïŕïlred
3Proto-Turkickï̄ŕ-to be hot, glow, redden

via Tuvan ак

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanакwhite
2Proto-TurkicĀkwhite
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl →Every word from Tuvan Кызыл →