Where does “ترک” come from?

ترک (Persian) comes from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k — Turk, Turkic people.

ترک (Persian): crack

Definitions

  1. crack

Ancestry of “ترک”, step by step

ترک traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian twlk'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiantwlk'—
2Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Turk
3Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)kTurk, Turkic people

via Sanskrit तॄ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतॄto pass
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

via Arabic ترك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتركto leave, to relinquish; verbal noun of تَرَكَ;...
2ArabicتُرْكTurks

Words derived from “ترک”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k →Every word from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 →Every word from Middle Persian twlk' →