Where does “तुर्क” come from?

तुर्क (Hindi) comes from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k — Turk, Turkic people.

तुर्क (Hindi): Turk; Muslim; a Muslim soldier

Definitions

  1. Turk; Muslim; a Muslim soldier

Ancestry of “तुर्क”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianترکcrack
2Middle Persiantwlk'—
3Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Turk
4Proto-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' →