Where does “török” come from?
török (Hungarian) comes from Aromanian turcu, from Turkish Türk, from Ottoman Turkish ترك, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k.
török (Hungarian): Turkish; Turk; first-person singular indicative...
Definitions
- Turkish; Turk; first-person singular indicative...
Ancestry of “török”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Aromanian | turcu | Turk |
| 2 | Turkish | Türk | Turk; Turkish |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ترك | Turk |
| 4 | Persian | ترک | crack |
| 5 | Middle Persian | twlk' | — |
| 6 | Old Turkic | 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | — |
Words derived from “török”