Where does “Türk” come from?

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

Türk (Turkish): Turk; Turkish

Definitions

  1. Turk; Turkish

Ancestry of “Türk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Türk”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k →Every word from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 →Every word from Middle Persian twlk' →
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