Where does “devekuşu” come from?

devekuşu (Turkish) comes from Turkish kuş, from Ottoman Turkish قوش, from Old Anatolian Turkish قوش, from Common Turkic kuš, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.

Ancestry of “devekuşu”, step by step

devekuşu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kuş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkuşbird, fowl; penis
2Ottoman Turkishقوشbird; team of animals, pair, yoke; rump or hock...
3Old Anatolian Turkishقوشbird, any member of the class of animals Aves, characterized by having feathers and wings
4Common Turkickušbird
5Proto-Turkickülash

via Turkish deve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdevecamel; dative singular of dev
2Ottoman Turkishدوهcamel
3Proto-Turkic*tebecamel
Every word from Proto-Turkic kül →Every word from Common Turkic kuš →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish قوش →