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Where does “Turquia” come from?

Turquia (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin Turcus, from Greek Τοῦρκος, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k.

Ancestry of “Turquia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTurcusTurk
2GreekΤοῦρκος—
3Persianترکcrack
4Middle Persiantwlk'—
5Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜—
6Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)k—

Words derived from “Turquia”

  • Turtchie
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