Where does “борсучий” come from?

борсучий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian борсу́к, from Ottoman Turkish پورصوق, from Proto-Turkic borsuk — badger.

борсучий (Ukrainian): badger, badger's

Definitions

  1. badger, badger's

Ancestry of “борсучий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianборсу́кbadger mammal
2Ottoman Turkishپورصوقbadger
3Proto-Turkicborsukbadger
Every word from Proto-Turkic borsuk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish پورصوق →Every word from Ukrainian борсу́к →