Where does “kuyruklu” come from?
kuyruklu (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قویروقلو, from Ottoman Turkish قویروق, from Proto-Turkic kudruk — tail.
kuyruklu (Turkish): having a tail
Ancestry of “kuyruklu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قویروقلو | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قویروق | tail, queue |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | kudruk | tail |