Where does “Çerkes” come from?

Çerkes (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چركس, from Russian Черке́с — Circassian.

Çerkes (Turkish): Circassian person

Definitions

  1. Circassian person

Ancestry of “Çerkes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishچركسCircassian, a native or inhabitant of Circassia, a region in North Caucasus
2RussianЧерке́сCircassian
Every word from Russian Черке́с →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چركس →