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Where does “Tuirc” come from?

Tuirc (Irish) comes from Medieval Latin Turcia, from Latin Turcus, from Greek Τοῦρκος, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k.

Tuirc (Irish): Turkey

Definitions

  1. Turkey

Ancestry of “Tuirc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinTurcia—
2LatinTurcusTurk
3GreekΤοῦρκος—
4Persianترکcrack
5Middle Persiantwlk'—
6Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜—
7Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)k—

Words derived from “Tuirc”

  • Tuircis
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