Where does “torkare” come from?
torkare (Swedish) comes from Swedish torka, from Hungarian török, from Aromanian turcu, from Turkish Türk, from Ottoman Turkish ترك, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 — Turk, Turkic people.
torkare (Swedish): a dryer, a wiper
Definitions
- a dryer, a wiper
Ancestry of “torkare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | torka | a drought, a dry season, a lack of rain; to dry;... |
| 2 | Hungarian | török | Turkish; Turk; first-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | Aromanian | turcu | Turk |
| 4 | Turkish | Türk | Turk; Turkish |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | ترك | Turk |
| 6 | Persian | ترک | crack |
| 7 | Middle Persian | twlk' | — |
| 8 | Old Turkic | 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | Turk |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | Turk, Turkic people |