Where does “qu quşu” come from?

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

qu quşu (Azerbaijani): swan

Definitions

  1. swan

Ancestry of “qu quşu”, step by step

qu quşu 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 qu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniquswan
2Common Turkicquɣuswan
3Proto-Turkickuguswan
Every word from Proto-Turkic kül →Every word from Common Turkic kuš →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish قوش →