Where does “kükürt” come from?

kükürt (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كوكرد, from Persian گوگرد, from Middle Persian gwklt' — sulphur.

kükürt (Turkish): sulfur

Definitions

  1. sulfur

Ancestry of “kükürt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكوكردsulfur, brimstone, a chemical element with an atomic number of 16
2Persianگوگردsulphur, sulfur
3Middle Persiangwklt'sulphur

Words derived from “kükürt”

Every word from Middle Persian gwklt' →Every word from Persian گوگرد →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كوكرد →
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