Where does “кус” come from?

кус (Yakut) comes from Yakut quš, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.

кус (Yakut): duck

Definitions

  1. duck

Ancestry of “кус”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yakutquš—
2Proto-Turkickülash
Every word from Proto-Turkic kül →Every word from Yakut quš →