Where does “qizil” come from?

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

qizil (Uzbek): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “qizil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiقیزیلred
2Proto-Turkickïŕïlred
3Proto-Turkickï̄ŕ-to be hot, glow, redden
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl →Every word from Chagatai قیزیل →