Where does “تركجه” come from?
تركجه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ترك, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k.
تركجه (Ottoman Turkish): Turkish
Ancestry of “تركجه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ترك | Turk |
| 2 | Persian | ترک | crack |
| 3 | Middle Persian | twlk' | — |
| 4 | Old Turkic | 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | — |