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Where does “یورك” come from?

یورك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Turkic yürek, from Proto-Turkic yürek — heart.

Ancestry of “یورك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Turkicyürek—
2Proto-Turkicyürekheart
Every word from Proto-Turkic yürek →