Where does “Turkmenness” come from?
Turkmenness (English) comes from English Türkmen, 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.
Turkmenness (English): Quality of being Turkmen
Definitions
- Quality of being Turkmen
Ancestry of “Turkmenness”, step by step
Turkmenness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Türkmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Türkmen | A Turkic language of the Turkmen spoken mostly in Turkmenistan |
| 2 | Turkish | Türk | Turk; Turkish |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ترك | Turk |
| 4 | Persian | ترک | crack |
| 5 | Middle Persian | twlk' | — |
| 6 | Old Turkic | 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | Turk |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | Turk, Turkic people |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |