Where does “kuşkonmaz” come from?
kuşkonmaz (Turkish) comes from Turkish kuş, from Ottoman Turkish قوش, from Old Anatolian Turkish قوش, from Common Turkic kuš, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.
kuşkonmaz (Turkish): asparagus
Ancestry of “kuşkonmaz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | kuş | bird, fowl; penis |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قوش | bird; team of animals, pair, yoke; rump or hock... |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | قوش | — |
| 4 | Common Turkic | kuš | bird |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | kül | ash |