Where does “devetüyü” come from?

devetüyü (Turkish) comes from Turkish tüy, from Ottoman Turkish توی, from Ottoman Turkish توك, from Proto-Turkic tǖk — hair; feather; fur.

devetüyü (Turkish): The color of a camel's fur, a light, soft brown tone

Definitions

  1. The color of a camel's fur, a light, soft brown tone

Ancestry of “devetüyü”, step by step

devetüyü traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish tüy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtüyhair; feather
2Ottoman Turkishتویbody hair, the hair of the body as opposed to facial hair and headhair
3Ottoman Turkishتوكa hair
4Proto-Turkictǖkhair; feather; fur

via Turkish deve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdevecamel; dative singular of dev
2Ottoman Turkishدوهcamel
3Proto-Turkic*tebecamel
Every word from Proto-Turkic tǖk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish توك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish توی →