Where does “تركي” come from?
تركي (Arabic) comes from Arabic تُرْكِيّ, from Turkish Türk, from Ottoman Turkish ترك, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k — Turk, Turkic people.
تركي (Arabic): Turkish; Turk
Definitions
- Turkish; Turk
Ancestry of “تركي”, step by step
تركي traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic تُرْكِيّ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | تُرْكِيّ | — |
| 2 | Turkish | Türk | Turk; Turkish |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ترك | Turk |
| 4 | Persian | ترک | crack |
| 5 | Middle Persian | twlk' | — |
| 6 | Old Turkic | 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | Turk |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | Turk, Turkic people |
via Arabic ـِيّ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ـِيّ | {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and... |