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 — Turk, Turkic people.

Tuirc (Irish): Turkey

Definitions

  1. Turkey

Ancestry of “Tuirc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinTurcia—
2LatinTurcusTurk
3GreekΤοῦρκοςmale Turk person from or who lives in Turkey
4Persianترکcrack
5Middle Persiantwlk'—
6Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Turk
7Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)kTurk, Turkic people

Words derived from “Tuirc”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k →Every word from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 →Every word from Middle Persian twlk' →