Where does “qarquşu” come from?
qarquşu (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani quş, from Old Anatolian Turkish قوش, from Common Turkic kuš, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.
qarquşu (Azerbaijani): bullfinch
Ancestry of “qarquşu”, step by step
qarquşu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Azerbaijani quş
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | quş | bird |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | قوش | bird, any member of the class of animals Aves, characterized by having feathers and wings |
| 3 | Common Turkic | kuš | bird |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kül | ash |
via Azerbaijani qar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | qar | snow |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | kār | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | karah | fold, of time (during which an action or event happens) |