Where does “buzağı” come from?
buzağı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بوزاغو, from Old Anatolian Turkish buzağu, from Proto-Turkic buŕagu, from Proto-Turkic buŕa- — to bear a calf.
buzağı (Turkish): unweaned calf
Ancestry of “buzağı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بوزاغو | calf |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | buzağu | calf |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | buŕagu | calf |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | buŕa- | to bear a calf |