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Where does “yourte” come from?

yourte (French) comes from Russian ю́рта, from Proto-Turkic yūrt — dwelling place, camping site; dwelling place,...

yourte (French): yurt

Definitions

  1. yurt

Ancestry of “yourte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianю́ртаyurt
2Proto-Turkicyūrtdwelling place, camping site; dwelling place,...

Words derived from “yourte”

  • yurt
  • yurtlike
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