Where does “turkmen” come from?
turkmen (Swedish) comes from German Turkmene, from Russian туркме́н, from Turkish Türkmen, from Persian ترکمن, from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k — Turk, Turkic people.
turkmen (Swedish): a Turkmen person
Definitions
- a Turkmen person
Ancestry of “turkmen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Turkmene | Turkmen a person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent (male or unspecified gender) |
| 2 | Russian | туркме́н | Turkmen |
| 3 | Turkish | Türkmen | Turk-like |
| 4 | Persian | ترکمن | Turkmen (member of one of various Turkic ethnic groups in Central and West Asia) |
| 5 | Old Turkic | 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | Turk |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | Turk, Turkic people |