Where does “tavus” come from?

tavus (Turkish) comes from Ancient Greek ο ταώς /o taoos/, from Arabic طَاوُوس, from Aramaic טוסא, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

tavus (Turkish): peacock (bird)

Definitions

  1. peacock (bird)

Ancestry of “tavus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekο ταώς /o taoos/—
2Arabicطَاوُوسpeacock
3Aramaicטוסאpeacock; flight
4Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Aramaic טוסא →Every word from Arabic طَاوُوس →