Where does “Құс жолы” come from?

Құс жолы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh құс, from Kazakh quš, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.

Құс жолы (Kazakh): Milky Way

Definitions

  1. Milky Way

Ancestry of “Құс жолы”, step by step

Құс жолы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh құс

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқұсbird
2Kazakhquš—
3Proto-Turkickülash

via Kazakh жол

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжолroad, way
2Proto-Turkicyōlroad
Every word from Proto-Turkic kül →Every word from Kazakh quš →Every word from Kazakh құс →