Where does “türm” come from?

türm (Estonian) comes from Russian тюрьма́, from Old East Slavic тюрма, from Proto-Turkic türmä — prison.

türm (Estonian): cell

Definitions

  1. cell

Ancestry of “türm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтюрьма́prison, jail
2Old East Slavicтюрма—
3Proto-Turkictürmäprison
Every word from Proto-Turkic türmä →Every word from Old East Slavic тюрма →Every word from Russian тюрьма́ →