Where does “torka” come from?
torka (Swedish) comes from Hungarian török, from Aromanian turcu, from Turkish Türk, from Ottoman Turkish ترك, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k — Turk, Turkic people.
torka (Swedish): a drought, a dry season, a lack of rain; to dry;...
Definitions
- a drought, a dry season, a lack of rain; to dry;...
Ancestry of “torka”, step by step
torka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian török
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | török | Turkish; Turk; first-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Aromanian | turcu | Turk |
| 3 | Turkish | Türk | Turk; Turkish |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | ترك | Turk |
| 5 | Persian | ترک | crack |
| 6 | Middle Persian | twlk' | — |
| 7 | Old Turkic | 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | Turk |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | Turk, Turkic people |