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Where does “tъrkъ” come from?

tъrkъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European tŕ̥kʷ-os, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

tъrkъ (Proto-Slavic): run, sprint

Definitions

  1. run, sprint

Ancestry of “tъrkъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantŕ̥kʷ-os—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “tъrkъ”

  • trk
  • трк
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →