Where does “ھۇۋقۇش” come from?

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

ھۇۋقۇش (Uyghur): owl

Definitions

  1. owl

Ancestry of “ھۇۋقۇش”, step by step

ھۇۋقۇش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Uyghur قۇش

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

via Uyghur ھۇۋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurھۇۋ
Every word from Proto-Turkic külEvery word from Common Turkic kušEvery word from Chagatai قوش