Where does “صیچانجیل” come from?

صیچانجیل (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish صیچان, from Proto-Turkic sïčgan — mouse.

صیچانجیل (Ottoman Turkish): kite, a medium-sized bird of prey in the genus Milvus

Definitions

  1. kite, a medium-sized bird of prey in the genus Milvus

Ancestry of “صیچانجیل”, step by step

صیچانجیل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish صیچان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصیچانmouse
2Proto-Turkicsïčganmouse

via Ottoman Turkish ـجیل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishـجیلForms names of predators from names of prey
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic sïčgan →Every word from Ottoman Turkish صیچان →