Where does “turkis” come from?
turkis (Finnish) comes from Finnish Turkki, from Swedish durk, from English dork — A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept...
turkis (Finnish): fur
Definitions
- fur
Ancestry of “turkis”, step by step
turkis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Turkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Turkki | Turkish |
| 2 | Swedish | durk | ship's floor |
| 3 | English | dork | A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept... |
via Finnish s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | s | the letter s |