Where does “kuştüyü” come from?

kuştüyü (Turkish) comes from Turkish kuş, from Ottoman Turkish قوش, from Old Anatolian Turkish قوش, from Common Turkic kuš, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.

kuştüyü (Turkish): feather

Definitions

  1. feather

Ancestry of “kuştüyü”, step by step

kuştüyü traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kuş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkuşbird, fowl; penis
2Ottoman Turkishقوشbird; team of animals, pair, yoke; rump or hock...
3Old Anatolian Turkishقوشbird, any member of the class of animals Aves, characterized by having feathers and wings
4Common Turkickušbird
5Proto-Turkickülash

via Turkish tüy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtüyhair; feather
2Ottoman Turkishتویbody hair, the hair of the body as opposed to facial hair and headhair
3Ottoman Turkishتوكa hair
4Proto-Turkictǖkhair; feather; fur
Every word from Proto-Turkic kül →Every word from Common Turkic kuš →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish قوش →