Where does “turku” come from?
turku (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.
turku (Latvian): accusative singular form of turks; instrumental...
Definitions
- accusative singular form of turks; instrumental...
Ancestry of “turku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | turks | a Turk, a Turkish man, a man from Turkey or of... |
| 2 | Turkish | Türk | Turk; Turkish |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ترك | Turk |
| 4 | Persian | ترک | crack |
| 5 | Middle Persian | twlk' | — |
| 6 | Old Turkic | 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | — |