Where does “Turks” come from?

Turks derives from Middle English Turke, from Old French Turc, from Medieval Latin Turcus, from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος, ultimately of uncertain origin.

Turks (English): plural of Turk

Definitions

  1. plural of Turk

Ancestry of “Turks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTurkA person from Turkey or of Turkish ethnic...
2Middle EnglishTurkeTurk
3Old FrenchTurcTurk
4Medieval LatinTurcusTurk
5Byzantine GreekΤοῦρκος—
Every word from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος →Every word from Medieval Latin Turcus →Every word from Old French Turc →