Where does “تۆگىقۇش” come from?

تۆگىقۇش (Uyghur) comes from Uyghur قۇش, from Chagatai قوش, from Common Turkic kuš, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.

تۆگىقۇش (Uyghur): ostrich

Definitions

  1. ostrich

Ancestry of “تۆگىقۇش”, step by step

تۆگىقۇش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Uyghur قۇش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurقۇشbird
2Chagataiقوشbird
3Common Turkickušbird
4Proto-Turkickülash

via Uyghur تۆگە

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurتۆگەcamel
2Proto-Turkic*tebecamel
Every word from Proto-Turkic kül →Every word from Common Turkic kuš →Every word from Chagatai قوش →