Where does “ترك” come from?

ترك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k.

ترك (Ottoman Turkish): Turk

Definitions

Turk

Ancestry of “ترك”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	ترک	crack
2	Middle Persian	twlk'	—
3	Old Turkic	𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜	—
4	Proto-Turkic	*tür(ü)k	—

Words derived from “ترك”

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