Where does “урук” come from?

урук (Southern Altai) comes from English Uruk, from Hungarian úr, from Proto-Turkic ūŕ, from Proto-Turkic u- — to be able, be capable.

урук (Southern Altai): loop

Definitions

  1. loop

Ancestry of “урук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUrukAn ancient city in Sumer and Babylonia, in modern-day Iraq
2Hungarianúrlord; master; gentleman
3Proto-Turkicūŕmaster, craftsman
4Proto-Turkicu-to be able, be capable
Every word from Proto-Turkic u- →Every word from Proto-Turkic ūŕ →Every word from Hungarian úr →