Where does “Türkçe” come from?

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

Türkçe (Turkish): Turkish (language)

Definitions

  1. Turkish (language)

Ancestry of “Türkçe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishتركجهTurkish
2Ottoman TurkishتركTurk
3Persianترکcrack
4Middle Persiantwlk'—
5Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Turk
6Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)kTurk, Turkic people
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k →Every word from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 →Every word from Middle Persian twlk' →