Where does “turkos” come from?

turkos (Latvian) comes from Latvian turks, 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.

turkos (Latvian): locative plural form of turks

Definitions

  1. locative plural form of turks

Ancestry of “turkos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianturksa Turk, a Turkish man, a man from Turkey or of...
2TurkishTürkTurk; Turkish
3Ottoman TurkishتركTurk
4Persianترکcrack
5Middle Persiantwlk'—
6Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Turk
7Proto-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' →