Where does “kuğu” come from?

kuğu (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوغو, from Common Turkic quɣu, from Proto-Turkic kugu — swan.

kuğu (Turkish): swan

Definitions

  1. swan

Ancestry of “kuğu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقوغوswan
2Common Turkicquɣuswan
3Proto-Turkickuguswan
Every word from Proto-Turkic kuguEvery word from Common Turkic quɣuEvery word from Ottoman Turkish قوغو
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