The story
- Russian · borrowed fromИссык-Ку́ль
- Kyrgyz · derived fromЫсык-Көл
- English todayIssyk Kul
From Kyrgyz Ысык-Көл (Isık-Köl) "hot lake" via Russian Иссык-Ку́ль (Issyk-Kúlʹ).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Issyk Kul
Today it means: A large freshwater endorheic lake in the northern Tian Shan mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan. Full definition →
Kyrgyz Ысык-Көл ← Russian Иссык-Ку́ль