Where does “turkey-hen” come from?
turkey-hen (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 — Turk, Turkic people.
turkey-hen (English): A female turkey
Definitions
- A female turkey
Ancestry of “turkey-hen”, step by step
turkey-hen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Turkey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Turkey | The guinea fowl (family Numididae) |
| 2 | Middle English | Turkye | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Turcia | — |
| 4 | Latin | Turcus | Turk |
| 5 | Greek | Τοῦρκος | male Turk person from or who lives in Turkey |
| 6 | Persian | ترک | crack |
| 7 | Middle Persian | twlk' | — |
| 8 | Old Turkic | 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | Turk |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | Turk, Turkic people |