Where does “keklik” come from?

keklik (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ككلیك, from Ottoman Turkish اوت, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.

keklik (Turkish): partridge

Definitions

  1. partridge

Ancestry of “keklik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishككلیكpartridge, any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris
2Ottoman Turkishاوتyes; herb, grass, weed; poison, chemical remedy...
3Proto-Turkicōtfire; bonfire
Every word from Proto-Turkic ōt →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوت →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ككلیك →