Where does “Turkmenistan” come from?

Turkmenistan (Faroese) comes from Turkmen Türkmenistan, from Turkmen Türkmen, from Turkish Türkmen, from Persian ترکمن, from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k.

Ancestry of “Turkmenistan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkmen	Türkmenistan	—
2	Turkmen	Türkmen	Turk-like; Turkmen
3	Turkish	Türkmen	Turk-like
4	Persian	ترکمن	—
5	Old Turkic	𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜	—
6	Proto-Turkic	*tür(ü)k	—

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