Where does “Sirkiye” come from?

Sirkiye (Turkish) comes from Turkish Türkiye, from Ottoman Turkish تركیه, from Ottoman Turkish تركیا, from Latin Turcia, from Byzantine Greek Τουρκίᾱ.

Sirkiye (Turkish): Turkey

Definitions

  1. Turkey

Ancestry of “Sirkiye”, step by step

Sirkiye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish Türkiye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishTürkiye—
2Ottoman Turkishتركیه—
3Ottoman Turkishتركیا—
4LatinTurcia—
5Byzantine GreekΤουρκίᾱ—

via Turkish sirk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsirkcircus
2Frenchcirquecircus; cirque; a circular arena, such as in the...
3Latincircusa circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a...
4Ancient Greekκρίκοςring
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Byzantine Greek Τουρκίᾱ →Every word from Latin Turcia →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تركیا →