Where does “tovuq miya” come from?

tovuq miya (Uzbek) comes from Uzbek tovuq, from Chagatai تاغوغ, from Proto-Turkic tiakïgu — hen, fowl.

tovuq miya (Uzbek): a stupid, foolish person

Definitions

  1. a stupid, foolish person

Ancestry of “tovuq miya”, step by step

tovuq miya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Uzbek tovuq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uzbektovuqhen, female chicken
2Chagataiتاغوغhen, an adult female of the species Gallus gallus
3Proto-Turkictiakïguhen, fowl

via Uzbek miya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uzbekmiyabrain
2Proto-Turkic*bẹńibrain
Every word from Proto-Turkic tiakïgu →Every word from Chagatai تاغوغ →Every word from Uzbek tovuq →