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Where does “twlk'” come from?
twlk' (Middle Persian) comes from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k — Turk, Turkic people.
Ancestry of “twlk'”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Turkic
𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜
Turk
2
Proto-Turkic
*tür(ü)k
Turk, Turkic people
Words derived from “twlk'”
Turkey
Turkish
Turkestan
Turkic
Turkism
Turkification
Turkestani
turducken
Turkify
Turkology
tofurkey
chuckey
Turkologist
Turkess
turkeyless
turkeypox
Turkery
ترک
թուրք
ترکستان
ترکش
तुर्क
ترك
ترکی
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