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Where does “تركیه” come from?

تركیه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish تركیا, from Latin Turcia, from Byzantine Greek Τουρκίᾱ.

Ancestry of “تركیه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتركیا—
2LatinTurcia—
3Byzantine GreekΤουρκίᾱ—
Every word from Byzantine Greek Τουρκίᾱ →