Where does “터키” come from?

터키 (Korean) 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.

터키 (Korean): turkey

Definitions

  1. turkey

Ancestry of “터키”, 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 →Every word from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 →Every word from Middle Persian twlk' →