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Where does “Demir” come from?

Demir (Turkish) comes from Turkish demir, from Ottoman Turkish دمیر, from Ottoman Turkish دمور, from Proto-Turkic temür — iron.

Ancestry of “Demir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdemiriron
2Ottoman Turkishدمیرiron
3Ottoman Turkishدمور—
4Proto-Turkictemüriron
Every word from Proto-Turkic temür →