Where does “қоянқұйрық” come from?

қоянқұйрық (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh құйрық, from Proto-Turkic kudruk — tail.

қоянқұйрық (Kazakh): foxtail, Alopecurus

Definitions

  1. foxtail, Alopecurus

Ancestry of “қоянқұйрық”, step by step

қоянқұйрық traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh құйрық

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқұйрықtail
2Proto-Turkickudruktail

via Kazakh қоян

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқоянhare, rabbit
2Proto-TurkicKodanhare
Every word from Proto-Turkic kudruk →Every word from Kazakh құйрық →