Where does “Gençtürk” come from?

Gençtürk (Turkish) comes from Turkish Türk, from Ottoman Turkish ترك, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k — Turk, Turkic people.

Ancestry of “Gençtürk”, step by step

Gençtürk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish Türk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishTürkTurk; Turkish
2Ottoman TurkishتركTurk
3Persianترکcrack
4Middle Persiantwlk'
5Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Turk
6Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)kTurk, Turkic people

via Turkish genç

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgençyoung
2Ottoman Turkishكنجyoung; young man, youth
3Proto-Turkic*kenče
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)kEvery word from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Every word from Middle Persian twlk'