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Where does “Turtchie” come from?

Turtchie (Norman) comes from Medieval Latin Turquia, 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 “Turtchie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinTurquia—
2LatinTurcusTurk
3GreekΤοῦρκος—
4Persianترکcrack
5Middle Persiantwlk'—
6Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜—
7Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)k—
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