Where does “torktumla” come from?
torktumla (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.
torktumla (Swedish): to tumble-dry
Definitions
- to tumble-dry
Ancestry of “torktumla”, step by step
torktumla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish torka
| 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 |