Where does “arıquşu” come from?

arıquşu (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani quş, from Old Anatolian Turkish قوش, from Common Turkic kuš, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.

arıquşu (Azerbaijani): titmouse, tomtit

Definitions

  1. titmouse, tomtit

Ancestry of “arıquşu”, step by step

arıquşu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani quş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniquşbird
2Old Anatolian Turkishقوشbird, any member of the class of animals Aves, characterized by having feathers and wings
3Common Turkickušbird
4Proto-Turkickülash

via Azerbaijani arı

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniarıbee; clean; clear; bright
2Proto-Turkicārïbee
Every word from Proto-Turkic kül →Every word from Common Turkic kuš →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish قوش →