Where does “karakuş” come from?
karakuş (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قره قوش, from Ottoman Turkish قوش, from Old Anatolian Turkish قوش, from Common Turkic kuš, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.
karakuş (Turkish): eagle, any of several birds of prey in the subfamily Aquilinae
Definitions
- eagle, any of several birds of prey in the subfamily Aquilinae
Ancestry of “karakuş”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قره قوش | eagle, any of several birds of prey in the subfamily Aquilinae |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قوش | bird; team of animals, pair, yoke; rump or hock... |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | قوش | bird, any member of the class of animals Aves, characterized by having feathers and wings |
| 4 | Common Turkic | kuš | bird |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | kül | ash |