Where does “aqquş” come from?

aqquş (Crimean Tatar) comes from Crimean Tatar aq, from Proto-Turkic Āk — white.

aqquş (Crimean Tatar): swan

Definitions

  1. swan

Ancestry of “aqquş”, step by step

aqquş traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Crimean Tatar aq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tataraqwhite
2Proto-TurkicĀkwhite

via Crimean Tatar quş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarquşbird
2Proto-Turkickülash
Every word from Proto-Turkic Āk →Every word from Crimean Tatar aq →