Where does “turcophone” come from?

turcophone (French) comes from English Turco-, from Latin Turcus, from Greek Τοῦρκος, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k — Turk, Turkic people.

turcophone (French): Turkophone Turkish-speaking

Definitions

  1. Turkophone Turkish-speaking

Ancestry of “turcophone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTurco-Turkey; Turk
2LatinTurcusTurk
3GreekΤοῦρκοςmale Turk person from or who lives in Turkey
4Persianترکcrack
5Middle Persiantwlk'—
6Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Turk
7Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)kTurk, Turkic people
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k →Every word from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 →Every word from Middle Persian twlk' →
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