Where does “тюрьма” come from?
тюрьма (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тюрма, from Proto-Turkic türmä — prison.
Ancestry of “тюрьма”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | тюрма | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | türmä | prison |
Words derived from “тюрьма”