Where does “Turkagh” come from?
Turkagh (Manx) comes from Manx Turkee, from English Turkey, from Middle English Turkye, from Medieval Latin Turcia, from Latin Turcus, from Greek Τοῦρκος, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk' — Turk, Turkic people.
Turkagh (Manx): Turkish; Ottoman; Turk
Definitions
- Turkish; Ottoman; Turk
Ancestry of “Turkagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manx | Turkee | plural of Turkagh; Turkey |
| 2 | English | Turkey | The guinea fowl (family Numididae) |
| 3 | Middle English | Turkye | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Turcia | — |
| 5 | Latin | Turcus | Turk |
| 6 | Greek | Τοῦρκος | male Turk person from or who lives in Turkey |
| 7 | Persian | ترک | crack |
| 8 | Middle Persian | twlk' | — |
| 9 | Old Turkic | 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | Turk |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | Turk, Turkic people |