Where does “gecəquşu” come from?

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

gecəquşu (Azerbaijani): prostitute

Definitions

  1. prostitute

Ancestry of “gecəquşu”, step by step

gecəquşu 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 gecə

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanigecənight
Every word from Proto-Turkic kül →Every word from Common Turkic kuš →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish قوش →