Where does “turcit” come from?

turcit (Romanian) comes from Romanian turci, 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.

turcit (Romanian): converted to Islam

Definitions

  1. converted to Islam

Ancestry of “turcit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianturcito Turkify
2RomanianturcTurk; Turkish; non-believing, pagan
3Ottoman TurkishتركTurk
4Persianترکcrack
5Middle Persiantwlk'—
6Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Turk
7Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)kTurk, Turkic people

Words derived from “turcit”

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