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Where does “թուրք” come from?

թուրք (Armenian) comes from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k.

թուրք (Armenian): Turk; Azerbaijani; barbarian, vandal, Turk

Definitions

  1. Turk; Azerbaijani; barbarian, vandal, Turk

Ancestry of “թուրք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianترکcrack
2Middle Persiantwlk'—
3Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜—
4Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)k—

Words derived from “թուրք”

  • թուրքերեն
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