English
Qamishli
Qamishli comes from Turkish kamış ‘common reed’, and goes back to Proto-Turkic *kamïĺ.
- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*kamïĺreconstructed
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928قامشkamış‘reed, any of various grass-like plants that grow near water’
- Turkish1928–presentkamış‘common reed’
- EnglishtodayQamishli
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*kamïĺreconstructed
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928قامشkamış‘reed, any of various grass-like plants that grow near water’
- Turkish1928–presentkamış‘common reed’
- EnglishtodayQamishli
Every English word from Proto-Turkic *kamïĺ
Today it means
name A city in al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria, on the border with Turkey.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Turkic *kamïĺ / Qamishli