Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/bāykuš

This Proto-Turkic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Turkic

Etymology

Compound of *bāy (“rich”) +‎ *kuš (“bird”).

Noun

*bāykuš

(Karluk, Kipchak, Oghuz) owl
Synonym: *ǖgi

Descendants

Proto-Common Turkic:

Oghuz:
- Old Anatolian Turkish: بایقوش
  - Azerbaijani: bayquş
  - Gagauz: baykuşu
  - Ottoman Turkish: بایقوش
    - Turkish: baykuş
    - → Crimean Tatar: bayquş
    - → Crimean Karaim: байкъуш
- Salar: biyaguş
- Turkmen: bāýguş
Kipchak: *baygïš
- Kipchak-Bulgar:
  - Siberian Tatar: пайғыш
- Kipchak-Nogai:
  - Karakalpak: байыўлы
  - Kazakh: байғыз (baiğyz)
Karluk:
- Chagatai:
  - Uzbek: boyqush

References

Turkic database. [1]