Where does “sümsük kuşu” come from?
sümsük kuşu (Turkish) comes from Turkish kuş, from Ottoman Turkish قوش, from Old Anatolian Turkish قوش, from Common Turkic kuš, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.
sümsük kuşu (Turkish): northern gannet
Definitions
- northern gannet
Ancestry of “sümsük kuşu”, step by step
sümsük kuşu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish kuş
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kuş | bird, fowl; penis |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قوش | bird; team of animals, pair, yoke; rump or hock... |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | قوش | bird, any member of the class of animals Aves, characterized by having feathers and wings |
| 4 | Common Turkic | kuš | bird |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | kül | ash |
via Turkish sümsük
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | sümsük | idle, stupid, cowardly fellow |