Where does “ielcovan” come from?

ielcovan (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish یل قوغان, from Ottoman Turkish یل, from Old Anatolian Turkish یل, from Proto-Turkic yïl — year.

ielcovan (Romanian): yelkouan shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan)

Definitions

  1. yelkouan shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan)

Ancestry of “ielcovan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیل قوغانshearwater, haglet, any of the long-winged, pelagic seabirds of the genus Puffinus
2Ottoman Turkishیلwind, the real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure
3Old Anatolian Turkishیلwind, the real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure
4Proto-Turkicyïlyear
Every word from Proto-Turkic yïl →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish یل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یل →
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