Where does “koyu sırtlı saka” come from?

koyu sırtlı saka (Turkish) comes from Turkish sırt, from Ottoman Turkish صرت, from Proto-Turkic *sïrt.

koyu sırtlı saka (Turkish): The lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)

Definitions

  1. The lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)

Ancestry of “koyu sırtlı saka”, step by step

koyu sırtlı saka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish sırt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsırtback
2Ottoman Turkishصرتback, the rear of the body, especially its upper part
3Proto-Turkic*sïrt—

via Turkish şaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishşakajoke; prank
2Ottoman Turkishسقاwater carrier, someone who distributes or supplies water for a living
3Arabicسَقَّاء—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *sïrt →Every word from Ottoman Turkish صرت →Every word from Turkish sırt →