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

Definitions

  1. having no tail

Ancestry of “kuyruksuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkuyruktail; queue
2Ottoman Turkishقویروقtail, queue
3Proto-Turkickudruktail
Every word from Proto-Turkic kudruk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قویروق →Every word from Turkish kuyruk →