Where does “akbaba” come from?
akbaba (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آق بابا, from Ottoman Turkish آق, from Proto-Turkic Āk — white.
akbaba (Turkish): vulture
Ancestry of “akbaba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | آق بابا | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | آق | white |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | Āk | white |