köken: From алтын (altın) + казык (kazık), from Proto-Turkic *altun + Proto-Turkic *K(a)ŕguk. Cognate to Southern Altai Алтын Казык (Altïn Kazïk), etc.
North Star (current northern pole star, the star nearest the northern celestial pole, which has been Polaris for the last 1500 years) · Polaris (α Ursae Minoris)
köken: Literally, “Polar Star”. Coined by Jan Śniadecki.
Of or pertaining to the poles (northern and southern).
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der. Proto-Indo-European *kʷól-os Proto-Hellenic *pólos Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos)der. Latin polus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin polāris From polus + -āris.