Where does “Turkaland” come from?
Turkaland (Faroese) comes from Faroese turkur, from Turkish Türk, from Ottoman Turkish ترك, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k.
Ancestry of “Turkaland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | turkur | drought; Turk; Moor |
| 2 | Turkish | Türk | Turk; Turkish |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ترك | Turk |
| 4 | Persian | ترک | crack |
| 5 | Middle Persian | twlk' | — |
| 6 | Old Turkic | 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | — |