Where does “سقا قوشی” come from?
سقا قوشی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوش, from Old Anatolian Turkish قوش, from Common Turkic kuš, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.
سقا قوشی (Ottoman Turkish): pelican, any of various large seabirds of the family Pelecanidae
Definitions
- pelican, any of various large seabirds of the family Pelecanidae
Ancestry of “سقا قوشی”, step by step
سقا قوشی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish قوش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قوش | bird; team of animals, pair, yoke; rump or hock... |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | قوش | bird, any member of the class of animals Aves, characterized by having feathers and wings |
| 3 | Common Turkic | kuš | bird |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kül | ash |
via Ottoman Turkish سقا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سقا | water carrier, someone who distributes or supplies water for a living |
| 2 | Arabic | سَقَّاء | — |