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Where does “turc” come from?

turc (Catalan) 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.

turc (Catalan): Turkish; Turk

Definitions

  1. Turkish; Turk

Ancestry of “turc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتُرْكِيّ—
2TurkishTürkTurk; Turkish
3Ottoman TurkishتركTurk
4Persianترکcrack
5Middle Persiantwlk'—
6Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜—
7Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)k—

Words derived from “turc”

  • Turquia
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