The story
- Kyrgyz · derived fromкырк ууз“forty tribes”
- Kyrgyz · derived fromкыргыз
- English todayKyrgyz
From Kyrgyz кыргыз (kırgız), possibly derived from Kyrgyz кырк ууз (kırk uuz, “forty tribes”); or possibly from кыргый (kırgıy, “hawk”); or likely from кырк (kırk, “extinguish, mince, cut”). More at Kyrgyz.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.