Where does “թրքահայ” come from?

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

թրքահայ (Armenian): an Ottoman Armenian, a Western Armenian

Definitions

  1. an Ottoman Armenian, a Western Armenian

Ancestry of “թրքահայ”, step by step

թրքահայ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian թուրք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianթուրքTurk; Azerbaijani; barbarian, vandal, Turk
2Persianترکcrack
3Middle Persiantwlk'—
4Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Turk
5Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)kTurk, Turkic people

via Armenian հայ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianհայArmenian
2Old ArmenianհայArmenian
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k →Every word from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 →Every word from Middle Persian twlk' →