Where does “қарақұс” come from?

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

қарақұс (Kazakh): eastern imperial eagle, Aquila heliaca

Definitions

  1. eastern imperial eagle, Aquila heliaca

Ancestry of “қарақұс”, step by step

қарақұс traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh құс

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқұсbird
2Kazakhquš—
3Proto-Turkickülash

via Kazakh қара

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқараblack
2Proto-Turkickarablack
Every word from Proto-Turkic kül →Every word from Kazakh quš →Every word from Kazakh құс →
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