Where does “թուրքերեն” come from?
թուրքերեն (Armenian) comes from Armenian թուրք, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k.
թուրքերեն (Armenian): Turkish; in Turkish
Ancestry of “թուրքերեն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | թուրք | Turk; Azerbaijani; barbarian, vandal, Turk |
| 2 | Persian | ترک | crack |
| 3 | Middle Persian | twlk' | — |
| 4 | Old Turkic | 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | — |