Where does “кирги́з” come from?

кирги́з (Ukrainian) comes from Kyrgyz кыргыз, from Kyrgyz кырк кыз — forty girls.

кирги́з (Ukrainian): male Kyrgyz person

Definitions

  1. male Kyrgyz person

Ancestry of “кирги́з”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KyrgyzкыргызKyrgyz; a Kyrgyz
2Kyrgyzкырк кызforty girls

Words derived from “кирги́з”

Every word from Kyrgyz кырк кыз →Every word from Kyrgyz кыргыз →