Where does “Turkism” come from?

Turkism (English) comes from English turk, from Turkish Türk, from Ottoman Turkish ترك, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k — Turk, Turkic people.

Turkism (English): Turkish culture, religion and tradition; A...

Definitions

  1. Turkish culture, religion and tradition; A...

Ancestry of “Turkism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishturkA person of an ethnically diverse linguistic group that speaks the Turkic languages
2TurkishTürkTurk; Turkish
3Ottoman TurkishتركTurk
4Persianترکcrack
5Middle Persiantwlk'—
6Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Turk
7Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)kTurk, Turkic people
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