Where does “آق طوغان” come from?

آق طوغان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish طوغان, from Proto-Turkic *togan, from Proto-Turkic *tȫg-.

آق طوغان (Ottoman Turkish): gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

Definitions

  1. gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

Ancestry of “آق طوغان”, step by step

آق طوغان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish طوغان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطوغانhawk, falcon, any bird of prey of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle
2Proto-Turkic*togan—
3Proto-Turkic*tȫg-—

via Ottoman Turkish آق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآقwhite
2Proto-TurkicĀkwhite
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tȫg- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *togan →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوغان →