Where does “bıldırcın” come from?
bıldırcın (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بلدرجین, from Proto-Turkic *bïldurčïn — quail.
bıldırcın (Turkish): quail
Definitions
- quail
Ancestry of “bıldırcın”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بلدرجین | quail, any of various small game birds of the genus Coturnix |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *bïldurčïn | quail |