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 — Turk, Turkic people.
török (Hungarian): Turkish; Turk; first-person singular indicative...
Definitions
- Turkish; Turk; first-person singular indicative...
Ancestry of “török”, step by step
török traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Aromanian turcu
| 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 | Turk |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | Turk, Turkic people |
via Hungarian törő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | törő | present participle of tör; breaking, pounding,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | törik | to break; third-person plural indicative present... |
| 3 | Hungarian | -ött | -ed, -t; in |
| 4 | Hungarian | -ö- | linking vowel |
| 5 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 6 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |
via Proto-Ugric turɜ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Ugric | turɜ | throat, neck |