Where does “qiz” come from?

qiz (Uzbek) comes from Ottoman Turkish قیز, from Old Anatolian Turkish قِزْ, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ — girl; woman; ? red, dark thing.

qiz (Uzbek): girl

Definitions

  1. girl

Ancestry of “qiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقیزgirl; daughter; queen in card games
2Old Anatolian Turkishقِزْ—
3Proto-Turkickï̄ŕgirl; woman; ? red, dark thing
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish قِزْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قیز →