Where does “kuyruksuz” come from?
kuyruksuz (Turkish) comes from Turkish kuyruk, from Ottoman Turkish قویروق, from Proto-Turkic kudruk — tail.
kuyruksuz (Turkish): having no tail
Ancestry of “kuyruksuz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | kuyruk | tail; queue |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قویروق | tail, queue |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | kudruk | tail |