Where does “قوربغهجق” come from?
قوربغهجق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوربغه, from Proto-Turkic *kïrbāka, from Proto-Turkic *bāka — frog, toad.
Ancestry of “قوربغهجق”, step by step
قوربغهجق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish قوربغه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قوربغه | frog, any of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *kïrbāka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *bāka | frog, toad |
via Ottoman Turkish ـجق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ـجق | Diminutive suffix after back vowels |