Where does “tughra” come from?
tughra (English) comes from Turkish tuğra, from Ottoman Turkish طغرا, from Proto-Turkic *tuġraġ.
tughra (English): A calligraphic signature of an Ottoman sultan ...
Definitions
- A calligraphic signature of an Ottoman sultan ...
Ancestry of “tughra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | tuğra | tughra |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | طغرا | tughra |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *tuġraġ | — |