Where does “Türkmence” come from?

Türkmence (Turkish) comes from Turkish Türkmen, from Persian ترکمن, from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k.

Ancestry of “Türkmence”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	Türkmen	Turk-like
2	Persian	ترکمن	—
3	Old Turkic	𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜	—
4	Proto-Turkic	*tür(ü)k	—

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