Where does “қу” come from?

қу (Tajik) comes from Persian قو, from Proto-Turkic Ko- — to put.

қу (Tajik): swan, Cygnus

Definitions

  1. swan, Cygnus

Ancestry of “қу”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianقوswan
2Proto-TurkicKo-to put
Every word from Proto-Turkic Ko- →Every word from Persian قو →
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