Where does “Turculeanu” come from?

Turculeanu (Romanian) comes from Aromanian turcu, from Turkish Türk, 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 “Turculeanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AromanianturcuTurk
2TurkishTürkTurk; Turkish
3Ottoman TurkishتركTurk
4Persianترکcrack
5Middle Persiantwlk'
6Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Turk
7Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)kTurk, Turkic people
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)kEvery word from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Every word from Middle Persian twlk'
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