Where does “ترکيه” come from?
ترکيه (Pashto) comes from Classical Persian ترکیه, from Arabic تركية, from Arabic لُغَة تُرْكِيَّة — Turkish language.
Ancestry of “ترکيه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | ترکیه | — |
| 2 | Arabic | تركية | feminine singular of تُرْكِيّ; female equivalent... |
| 3 | Arabic | لُغَة تُرْكِيَّة | Turkish language |