From Proto-Turkic *kɨsga (“short”), from *kɨs- (“to press, squeeze”).
Cognate with Bashkir ҡыҫҡа (qıśqa), Uzbek qisqa, Crimean Tatar qısqa, Turkmen gysga, Turkish kısa, Khakas хысха (xısxa), etc.
қысқа • (qysqa)