Where does “Turko” come from?
Turko (Tagalog) comes from Spanish turco, from Turkish Türk, from Ottoman Turkish ترك, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k.
Turko (Tagalog): Turkish
Ancestry of “Turko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | turco | Turkish; Turk; An Arab or Jew |
| 2 | Turkish | Türk | Turk; Turkish |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ترك | Turk |
| 4 | Persian | ترک | crack |
| 5 | Middle Persian | twlk' | — |
| 6 | Old Turkic | 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | — |