Where does “Turkomania” come from?

Turkomania (English) comes from English Mania, from Latin Mania, from Ancient Greek μανία, from Ancient Greek μαίνομαι, from Proto-Hellenic məňňómai, from Proto-Indo-European mn̥yétor, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Turkomania (English): A region of Central and Eastern Anatolia inhabited by Turcomans

Definitions

  1. A region of Central and Eastern Anatolia inhabited by Turcomans

Ancestry of “Turkomania”, step by step

Turkomania traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Mania

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishManiaThe goddess of the dead and ghosts
2LatinMania
3Ancient Greekμανίαmadness, frenzy, enthusiasm; mad desire,...
4Ancient GreekμαίνομαιI am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of...
5Proto-Hellenicməňňómai
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmn̥yétorto think
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via English turko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishturkoA native Algerian infantrymans in the French army during the Crimean War
2FrenchTurco
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men-