Where does “قىزىلمۇچ” come from?

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

قىزىلمۇچ (Uyghur): chilli; red pepper

Definitions

  1. chilli; red pepper

Ancestry of “قىزىلمۇچ”, step by step

قىزىلمۇچ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Uyghur قىزىل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurقىزىلred; measles
2Chagataiقیزیلred
3Proto-Turkickïŕïlred
4Proto-Turkickï̄ŕ-to be hot, glow, redden

via Uyghur مۇچ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurمۇچ—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl →Every word from Chagatai قیزیل →