Where does “Türklük” come from?

Türklük (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.

Türklük (Turkish): Turkishness (the quality or state of being Turkish)

Definitions

  1. Turkishness (the quality or state of being Turkish)

Ancestry of “Türklük”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishTürkTurk; Turkish
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' →