Where does “آغاج قوردی” come from?

آغاج قوردی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آغاج, from Proto-Turkic ïgač — tree.

آغاج قوردی (Ottoman Turkish): woodworm, any of many beetle larvae that bore into wood

Definitions

  1. woodworm, any of many beetle larvae that bore into wood

Ancestry of “آغاج قوردی”, step by step

آغاج قوردی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish آغاج

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآغاجtree
2Proto-Turkicïgačtree

via Ottoman Turkish قورت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقورتwolf, the largest wild member of the canine subfamily, Canis lupus
2Proto-Turkickūrtwolf, canine; worm; wolf
Every word from Proto-Turkic ïgač →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آغاج →