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Where does “Τοῦρκος” come from?

Τοῦρκος (Greek) comes from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k.

Ancestry of “Τοῦρκος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianترکcrack
2Middle Persiantwlk'—
3Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜—
4Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)k—
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