Where does “ターキー” come from?

ターキー (Japanese) comes from English Turkey, from Middle English Turkye, from Medieval Latin Turcia, from Latin Turcus, from Greek Τοῦρκος, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 — Turk, Turkic people.

ターキー (Japanese): Synonym of 七面鳥; a turkey

Definitions

  1. Synonym of 七面鳥; a turkey

Ancestry of “ターキー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTurkeyThe guinea fowl (family Numididae)
2Middle EnglishTurkye
3Medieval LatinTurcia
4LatinTurcusTurk
5GreekΤοῦρκοςmale Turk person from or who lives in Turkey
6Persianترکcrack
7Middle Persiantwlk'
8Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Turk
9Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)kTurk, Turkic people
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k