Where does “ağ ayı” come from?

ağ ayı (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani ayı, from Proto-Turkic adïg — bear.

ağ ayı (Azerbaijani): polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Definitions

  1. polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Ancestry of “ağ ayı”, step by step

ağ ayı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani ayı

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniayıbear
2Proto-Turkicadïgbear

via Azerbaijani ağ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniağwhite
2Proto-TurkicĀkwhite
Every word from Proto-Turkic adïg →Every word from Azerbaijani ayı →