Where does “тюрьма́” come from?

тюрьма́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тюрма, from Proto-Turkic türmä — prison.

тюрьма́ (Russian): prison, jail

Definitions

  1. prison, jail

Ancestry of “тюрьма́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтюрма—
2Proto-Turkictürmäprison

Words derived from “тюрьма́”

Every word from Proto-Turkic türmä →Every word from Old East Slavic тюрма →