Where does “kuyruksallayan” come from?
kuyruksallayan (Turkish) comes from Turkish sallamak, from Ottoman Turkish ṣallamaḳ, from Turkish salmak, from Ottoman Turkish صالمق, from Proto-Turkic sal- — unleash; to put, throw, drop, lower; to quarrel,...
kuyruksallayan (Turkish): wagtail, any of various small passerine birds of the genus Motacilla, notable for their long tails
Definitions
- wagtail, any of various small passerine birds of the genus Motacilla, notable for their long tails
Ancestry of “kuyruksallayan”, step by step
kuyruksallayan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish sallamak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | sallamak | To move regularly in the same direction; to swing, to rock, to shake |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ṣallamaḳ | — |
| 3 | Turkish | salmak | to set free, let go, release; to put out, put... |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | صالمق | to release, free, throw; to loose, free, throw,... |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | sal- | unleash; to put, throw, drop, lower; to quarrel,... |