köken: From Türke (“Turk”) + -n- + Taube (“pigeon”). So named because the species expanded its habitat from what is now western Turkey towards the north-west over the course of the 20th century, first reaching German-speaking areas around 1940.
the collared dove, Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto
çekim: çoğul Turkse tortels
köken: Literally, “Turkish turtle dove”. Probably influenced by German Türkentaube (literally “Turk dove”), named after the dove's origins from the Balkan.
collared dove (bird) · a sucker, pigeon, mug · a rookie burglar
çekim: çoğul guguștiuci · tamlayan guguștiucului
köken: Unknown. Probably from or akin to Bulgarian гугутка (gugutka) and Serbo-Croatian gugutka. Another theory suggests a connection to the onomatopoeic root gâng, which imitates the sounds made by certain birds and insects. Probably related to gu-gu.