Where does “kunduz” come from?

kunduz (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوندوز, from Proto-Turkic kunduŕ — beaver; odder.

kunduz (Turkish): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “kunduz”, step by step

kunduz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قوندوز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقوندوزbeaver, any semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor
2Proto-Turkickunduŕbeaver; odder

via Quechua kuntur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Quechuakunturcondor
Every word from Proto-Turkic kunduŕ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قوندوز →