Where does “киһи” come from?

киһи (Yakut) comes from Common Turkic kiši, from Proto-Turkic kiĺi — person, people.

киһи (Yakut): a person; a human

Definitions

  1. a person; a human

Ancestry of “киһи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Common Turkickišiperson, people
2Proto-Turkickiĺiperson, people

Words derived from “киһи”

Every word from Proto-Turkic kiĺi →Every word from Common Turkic kiši →
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