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I was very excited to realize tawus and peacock were related!

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Turkic *tiakï hen

Tungusic *tiaku hen
- Manchu ᠴᠣᡴᠣ coko chicken
Turkic *tiakïgu hen, fowl
- Oghur
  - Chuvash чӑх čăh hen
  - Hungarian tyúk hen
- Common Turkic
  - Oghuz
    
    East Oghuz
    
    Turkmen towuk hen
    
    West Oghuz
    
    Azerbaijani toyuq hen, chicken
    
    Ottoman Turkish طاوق tavuk hen, fowl
    
    Turkish tavuk hen
  - Karluk
    
    Uyghur توخۇ toxu
    
    Uzbek tovuq hen
  - Kipchak *tawuɣ
    
    Tatar тавык tawıq hen, chicken
    
    Kazakh тауық tauyq hen, chicken
    
    Classical Greek ταώς taṓs peafowl
    
    Latin pavo peafowl, peacock ^[1]
    
    Vulgar Latin *pawoneᵐ
    
    Central Romance
    
    Italian pavone peafowl, peacock
    
    Italian pavana pavane (dance) ^[2]
    
    Spanish pavana ^[2]
    
    French pavane ^[2]
    
    English pavane ^[2]
    
    Italian paone peafowl, peacock variation
    
    Serbo-Croatian паун paun
    
    Sicilian pagu(n) peafowl, peacock
    
    Greek παγώνι pagóni peafowl, peacock
    
    Maltese pagun peafowl, peacock
    
    Eastern Romance
    
    Romanian păun peafowl, peacock
    
    Insular Romance
    
    Sardinian
    
    Campidanese poni peafowl, peacock
    
    Logudorese paone peafowl, peacock
    
    Western Romance
    
    French paon peafowl, peacock
    
    Breton paun peafowl, peacock
    
    Welsh paun peafowl, peacock
    
    Spanish pavón peacock (archaic), emperor moth
    
    Spanish pavo turkey, peacock
    
    Spanish pavo real peacock lit. "royal peacock/turkey"
    
    Lithuanian povas peafowl, peacock, braggart
    
    Germanic *pāwô peafowl
    
    North Germanic
    
    Old Norse pái peafowl, peacock
    
    Old Norse páfugl peafowl
    
    Danish påfugl peafowl
    
    Icelandic páfugl peafowl
    
    West Germanic *pāwō
    
    Old English pāwa peafowl
    
    English pea
    
    English peafowl
    
    English peacock
    
    Hawaiʻian pīkake peafowl, peacock, Arabian jasmine flower ^[3]
    
    English pikake
    
    Irish péacóg peacock, peafowl, dandy modified by association with diminutive suffix -óg
    
    English peahen
    
    English peachick
    
    Frankish *pāwo
    
    Dutch pauw peafowl, peacock
    
    Old High German pfāwo
    
    German Pfau
    
    Yiddish פּאַווע pave peafowl, peacock
    
    Old High German pfāwelīn diminutive
    
    German Pfäulein archaic
    
    Estonian paabulind peafowl, peacock
    
    East Slavic
    
    Russian павлин pavlin peafowl, peacock, pheasant
    
    Polish paw peacock, vomit
    
    Lithuanian povas peafowl, peacock, braggart
    
    Aramaic 𐡈𐡅𐡎𐡀 ṭawsā peafowl
    
    Arabic طاووس ṭāwūs peafowl, peacock
    
    Kurdish tawûs peafowl, peacock
    
    Kurdish Tawûsî Melek Peacock Angel, Yazidi Archangel of the World
    
    English Tawusi Melek
    
    Persian طاووس tâwus peafowl, peacock
    
    Persian ⁧تخت طاووس⁩ taxt-e tâwus the Peacock Throne throne of the Mughal Emperors
    
    English taus
    
    Swahili tausi peafowl, peacock
    
    Turkish tavus peafowl, peacock
    
    Mongolian ᠲᠣᠭ᠋ᠤᠰ᠋ toɣus peafowl, peacock
    
    Manchu ᡨᠣᠵᡳᠨ tojin peafowl, peacock ^[4]
    
    Hebrew טווס tavas peafowl
  - Siberian Turkic
    
    Khakas таңах tañax hen, chicken
    
    Old Uyghur 𐾀𐽰𐽲𐾄𐽶𐽳 tʾqyγw fowl, hen
- Mongolian *takiga
  - Mongolian *takixa hen, fowl
  - Khitan 𘰺𘯛𘯺 t.qo.a hen
- Tungusic *tiaku hen
  - Manchu ᠴᠣᡴᠣ coko chicken

Tamil தோகை tōkai plumage, feathers, tail of a peacock
Classical Greek ταώς taṓs peafowl
- Latin pavo peafowl, peacock ^[1]
  - Vulgar Latin *pawoneᵐ
    
    Central Romance
    
    Italian pavone peafowl, peacock
    
    Italian pavana pavane (dance) ^[2]
    
    Spanish pavana ^[2]
    
    French pavane ^[2]
    
    English pavane ^[2]
    
    Italian paone peafowl, peacock variation
    
    Serbo-Croatian паун paun
    
    Sicilian pagu(n) peafowl, peacock
    
    Greek παγώνι pagóni peafowl, peacock
    
    Maltese pagun peafowl, peacock
    
    Eastern Romance
    
    Romanian păun peafowl, peacock
    
    Insular Romance
    
    Sardinian
    
    Campidanese poni peafowl, peacock
    
    Logudorese paone peafowl, peacock
    
    Western Romance
    
    French paon peafowl, peacock
    
    Breton paun peafowl, peacock
    
    Welsh paun peafowl, peacock
    
    Spanish pavón peacock (archaic), emperor moth
  - Spanish pavo turkey, peacock
    
    Spanish pavo real peacock lit. "royal peacock/turkey"
  - Lithuanian povas peafowl, peacock, braggart
  - Germanic *pāwô peafowl
    
    North Germanic
    
    Old Norse pái peafowl, peacock
    
    Old Norse páfugl peafowl
    
    Danish påfugl peafowl
    
    Icelandic páfugl peafowl
    
    West Germanic *pāwō
    
    Old English pāwa peafowl
    
    English pea
    
    English peafowl
    
    English peacock
    
    Hawaiʻian pīkake peafowl, peacock, Arabian jasmine flower ^[3]
    
    English pikake
    
    Irish péacóg peacock, peafowl, dandy modified by association with diminutive suffix -óg
    
    English peahen
    
    English peachick
    
    Frankish *pāwo
    
    Dutch pauw peafowl, peacock
    
    Old High German pfāwo
    
    German Pfau
    
    Yiddish פּאַווע pave peafowl, peacock
    
    Old High German pfāwelīn diminutive
    
    German Pfäulein archaic
    
    Estonian paabulind peafowl, peacock
    
    East Slavic
    
    Russian павлин pavlin peafowl, peacock, pheasant
    
    Polish paw peacock, vomit
    
    Lithuanian povas peafowl, peacock, braggart
- Aramaic 𐡈𐡅𐡎𐡀 ṭawsā peafowl
  - Arabic طاووس ṭāwūs peafowl, peacock
    
    Kurdish tawûs peafowl, peacock
    
    Kurdish Tawûsî Melek Peacock Angel, Yazidi Archangel of the World
    
    English Tawusi Melek
    
    Persian طاووس tâwus peafowl, peacock
    
    Persian ⁧تخت طاووس⁩ taxt-e tâwus the Peacock Throne throne of the Mughal Emperors
    
    English taus
    
    Swahili tausi peafowl, peacock
    
    Turkish tavus peafowl, peacock
    
    Mongolian ᠲᠣᠭ᠋ᠤᠰ᠋ toɣus peafowl, peacock
    
    Manchu ᡨᠣᠵᡳᠨ tojin peafowl, peacock ^[4]
  - Hebrew טווס tavas peafowl
Aramaic 𐡈𐡅𐡎𐡀 ṭawsā peafowl
- Arabic طاووس ṭāwūs peafowl, peacock
  - Kurdish tawûs peafowl, peacock
    
    Kurdish Tawûsî Melek Peacock Angel, Yazidi Archangel of the World
    
    English Tawusi Melek
  - Persian طاووس tâwus peafowl, peacock
    
    Persian ⁧تخت طاووس⁩ taxt-e tâwus the Peacock Throne throne of the Mughal Emperors
    
    English taus
  - Swahili tausi peafowl, peacock
  - Turkish tavus peafowl, peacock
  - Mongolian ᠲᠣᠭ᠋ᠤᠰ᠋ toɣus peafowl, peacock
    
    Manchu ᡨᠣᠵᡳᠨ tojin peafowl, peacock ^[4]
- Hebrew טווס tavas peafowl

Classical Greek ταώς taṓs peafowl

Latin pavo peafowl, peacock ^[1]
- Vulgar Latin *pawoneᵐ
  - Central Romance
    
    Italian pavone peafowl, peacock
    
    Italian pavana pavane (dance) ^[2]
    
    Spanish pavana ^[2]
    
    French pavane ^[2]
    
    English pavane ^[2]
    
    Italian paone peafowl, peacock variation
    
    Serbo-Croatian паун paun
    
    Sicilian pagu(n) peafowl, peacock
    
    Greek παγώνι pagóni peafowl, peacock
    
    Maltese pagun peafowl, peacock
  - Eastern Romance
    
    Romanian păun peafowl, peacock
  - Insular Romance
    
    Sardinian
    
    Campidanese poni peafowl, peacock
    
    Logudorese paone peafowl, peacock
  - Western Romance
    
    French paon peafowl, peacock
    
    Breton paun peafowl, peacock
    
    Welsh paun peafowl, peacock
    
    Spanish pavón peacock (archaic), emperor moth
- Spanish pavo turkey, peacock
  - Spanish pavo real peacock lit. "royal peacock/turkey"
- Lithuanian povas peafowl, peacock, braggart
- Germanic *pāwô peafowl
  - North Germanic
    
    Old Norse pái peafowl, peacock
    
    Old Norse páfugl peafowl
    
    Danish påfugl peafowl
    
    Icelandic páfugl peafowl
  - West Germanic *pāwō
    
    Old English pāwa peafowl
    
    English pea
    
    English peafowl
    
    English peacock
    
    Hawaiʻian pīkake peafowl, peacock, Arabian jasmine flower ^[3]
    
    English pikake
    
    Irish péacóg peacock, peafowl, dandy modified by association with diminutive suffix -óg
    
    English peahen
    
    English peachick
    
    Frankish *pāwo
    
    Dutch pauw peafowl, peacock
    
    Old High German pfāwo
    
    German Pfau
    
    Yiddish פּאַווע pave peafowl, peacock
    
    Old High German pfāwelīn diminutive
    
    German Pfäulein archaic
    
    Estonian paabulind peafowl, peacock
    
    East Slavic
    
    Russian павлин pavlin peafowl, peacock, pheasant
    
    Polish paw peacock, vomit
    
    Lithuanian povas peafowl, peacock, braggart
Aramaic 𐡈𐡅𐡎𐡀 ṭawsā peafowl
- Arabic طاووس ṭāwūs peafowl, peacock
  - Kurdish tawûs peafowl, peacock
    
    Kurdish Tawûsî Melek Peacock Angel, Yazidi Archangel of the World
    
    English Tawusi Melek
  - Persian طاووس tâwus peafowl, peacock
    
    Persian ⁧تخت طاووس⁩ taxt-e tâwus the Peacock Throne throne of the Mughal Emperors
    
    English taus
  - Swahili tausi peafowl, peacock
  - Turkish tavus peafowl, peacock
  - Mongolian ᠲᠣᠭ᠋ᠤᠰ᠋ toɣus peafowl, peacock
    
    Manchu ᡨᠣᠵᡳᠨ tojin peafowl, peacock ^[4]
- Hebrew טווס tavas peafowl

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Footnotes

Latin pavo: "peafowl" from Greek ταώς taṓs, the v is just an epenthetic glide between the a and o. The change from t to p was probably a modification by association with the Latin onomatopoeia for a peacock's cry pau (paupulare: "to cry, as of a peacock")

The dance "the Pavane" is probably originally unrelated, most likely being a version of "Paduan", but it was later re-interpreted as meaning "peacock" resulting in the dance becoming more and more peacock-inspired.

Hawaiʻian pīkake refers to both peacocks and Arabian jasmine flower; both were imported around the same time and were associated with Princess Kaʻiulani (the heir apparent to Queen Liliʻuokalani at the time of the overthrow of the Kingdom Of Hawaiʻi).

Manchu ᡨᠣᠵᡳᠨ tojin: "peafowl, peacock" has to be a relatively recent borrowing, or the t-j sequence would have become s-j (cf. sunja from Proto-Tungusic *tunga: "five")

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