Where does “الاغ” come from?
الاغ (Persian) comes from Turkish Oğlak, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلاق, from Proto-Turkic oglak, from Proto-Turkic ogul — son.
الاغ (Persian): donkey; ass
Ancestry of “الاغ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Oğlak | Capricorn |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اوغلاق | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | oglak | baby goat |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ogul | son |