Where does “Timur” come from?
Timur (English) comes from Turkish Timur, from Persian تیمور, from Proto-Turkic temür — iron.
Timur (English): rattan pepper
Definitions
- rattan pepper
Ancestry of “Timur”, step by step
Timur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish Timur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Timur | — |
| 2 | Persian | تیمور | Timur; Tamerlane (fourteenth-century conqueror) |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | temür | iron |
via Nepali तिमुर
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepali | तिमुर | — |