Where does “qaratoyuq” come from?

qaratoyuq (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani qara, from Proto-Turkic kara — black.

qaratoyuq (Azerbaijani): thrush

Definitions

  1. thrush

Ancestry of “qaratoyuq”, step by step

qaratoyuq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani qara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniqarablack; scary hallucination; ghost; nightmare,...
2Proto-Turkickarablack

via Azerbaijani toyuq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanitoyuqhen, female chicken
2Proto-Turkictiakïguhen, fowl
Every word from Proto-Turkic kara →Every word from Azerbaijani qara →