Where does “قورباغه” come from?

قورباغه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قور, from Proto-Turkic kȫŕ — glowing coals.

قورباغه (Ottoman Turkish): frog

Definitions

  1. frog

Ancestry of “قورباغه”, step by step

قورباغه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقورwooing; glowing coal, ember
2Proto-Turkickȫŕglowing coals

via Ottoman Turkish باغه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباغهturtle

Words derived from “قورباغه”

Every word from Proto-Turkic kȫŕ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قور →
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