Where does “търк” come from?

търк (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic tъrkъ, from Proto-Indo-European tŕ̥kʷ-os, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

търк (Bulgarian): sudden move, shift, turn, thrust

Definitions

  1. sudden move, shift, turn, thrust

Ancestry of “търк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictъrkъrun, sprint
2Proto-Indo-Europeantŕ̥kʷ-os—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tŕ̥kʷ-os →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъrkъ →