Where does “Turkmenistani” come from?
Turkmenistani (English) comes from English Turkmenistan, from Turkmen Türkmenistan, from Turkmen Türkmen, from Turkish Türkmen, from Persian ترکمن, from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k — Turk, Turkic people.
Turkmenistani (English): a person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmenistani descent
Definitions
- a person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmenistani descent
Ancestry of “Turkmenistani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Turkmenistan | — |
| 2 | Turkmen | Türkmenistan | — |
| 3 | Turkmen | Türkmen | Turk-like; Turkmen |
| 4 | Turkish | Türkmen | Turk-like |
| 5 | Persian | ترکمن | Turkmen (member of one of various Turkic ethnic groups in Central and West Asia) |
| 6 | Old Turkic | 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | Turk |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | Turk, Turkic people |