Where does “turcoi” come from?

turcoi (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.

turcoi (Romanian): common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)

Definitions

  1. common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)

Ancestry of “turcoi”, step by step

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