Where does “brush-turkey” come from?
brush-turkey (English) comes from English Brush, from Middle English brusshe, from Old French broisse, from Vulgar Latin brustia, from Icelandic bursti, from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s — top, tip, point.
brush-turkey (English): Any of several species of large birds, found in...
Definitions
- Any of several species of large birds, found in...
Ancestry of “brush-turkey”, step by step
brush-turkey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Brush
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Brush | An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair |
| 2 | Middle English | brusshe | — |
| 3 | Old French | broisse | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | brustia | — |
| 5 | Icelandic | bursti | brush |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | burstiz | bristle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bʰurstís | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥s-tí-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |
via English Turkey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Turkey | The guinea fowl (family Numididae) |
| 2 | Middle English | Turkye | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Turcia | — |
| 4 | Latin | Turcus | Turk |
| 5 | Greek | Τοῦρκος | male Turk person from or who lives in Turkey |
| 6 | Persian | ترک | crack |
| 7 | Middle Persian | twlk' | — |
| 8 | Old Turkic | 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | Turk |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | Turk, Turkic people |