Where does “طاوشانجیل” come from?

طاوشانجیل (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish طاوشان, from Proto-Turkic *tabïĺgan — hare.

طاوشانجیل (Ottoman Turkish): bird of prey, bird which hunts small animals like the hare

Definitions

  1. bird of prey, bird which hunts small animals like the hare

Ancestry of “طاوشانجیل”, step by step

طاوشانجیل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish طاوشان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطاوشانhare
2Proto-Turkic*tabïĺganhare

via Ottoman Turkish ـجیل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishـجیلForms names of predators from names of prey
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabïĺgan →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طاوشان →