Where does “Türkiye” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Türkiye”, step by step

Türkiye traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish تركیه

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

via Arabic تركية

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتركيةfeminine singular of تُرْكِيّ; female equivalent...
2Arabicلُغَة تُرْكِيَّةTurkish language

via Tagalog Turkiya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogTurkiya—
2SpanishTurquíaTurkey

Words derived from “Türkiye”

Every word from Byzantine Greek Τουρκίᾱ →Every word from Latin Turcia →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تركیا →