Where does “üğü” come from?

üğü (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اوكو, from Proto-Turkic *ǖgi — owl.

üğü (Turkish): owl, any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes

Definitions

  1. owl, any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes

Ancestry of “üğü”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاوكو—
2Proto-Turkic*ǖgiowl
Every word from Proto-Turkic *ǖgi →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوكو →