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Where does “tofurkey” come from?

tofurkey (English) comes from English Turkey, from Middle English Turkye, from Medieval Latin Turcia, from Latin Turcus, from Greek Τοῦρκος, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜.

tofurkey (English): A meat substitute resembling turkey, usually made...

Definitions

  1. A meat substitute resembling turkey, usually made...

Ancestry of “tofurkey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTurkey—
2Middle EnglishTurkye—
3Medieval LatinTurcia—
4LatinTurcusTurk
5GreekΤοῦρκος—
6Persianترکcrack
7Middle Persiantwlk'—
8Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜—
9Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)k—
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