Where does “көкқарға” come from?

көкқарға (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh көк, from Proto-Turkic *kȫk.

көкқарға (Kazakh): European roller (Coracias garrulus)

Definitions

  1. European roller (Coracias garrulus)

Ancestry of “көкқарға”, step by step

көкқарға traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh көк

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhкөкblue
2Proto-Turkic*kȫk—

via Kazakh қарға

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқарғаcrow
2Proto-Turkickārgacrow
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kȫk →Every word from Kazakh көк →