Where does “turc” come from?

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

turc (Romanian): Turk; Turkish; non-believing, pagan

Definitions

  1. Turk; Turkish; non-believing, pagan

Ancestry of “turc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishتركTurk
2Persianترکcrack
3Middle Persiantwlk'—
4Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Turk
5Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)kTurk, Turkic people

Words derived from “turc”

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