Where does “Turceni” come from?

Turceni (Romanian) comes from Romanian turc, from Ottoman Turkish ترك, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k — Turk, Turkic people.

Ancestry of “Turceni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianturcTurk; Turkish; non-believing, pagan
2Ottoman TurkishتركTurk
3Persianترکcrack
4Middle Persiantwlk'—
5Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Turk
6Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)kTurk, Turkic people

Words derived from “Turceni”

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