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Where does “قىزىل” come from?

قىزىل (Uyghur) comes from Chagatai قیزیل, from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- — to be hot, glow, redden.

قىزىل (Uyghur): red; measles

Definitions

  1. red; measles

Ancestry of “قىزىل”, step by step

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

Words derived from “قىزىل”

  • قىزىلمۇچ
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