Where does “ala-toran” come from?

ala-toran (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani ala, from Proto-Turkic *āla — variegated.

ala-toran (Azerbaijani): daybreak, twilight

Definitions

  1. daybreak, twilight

Ancestry of “ala-toran”, step by step

ala-toran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani ala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanialavariegated
2Proto-Turkic*ālavariegated

via Azerbaijani toran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanitorantwilight, dusk, duskiness
Every word from Proto-Turkic *āla →Every word from Azerbaijani ala →