Where does “türlü” come from?

türlü (Turkish) comes from Turkish tür, from French tour, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

türlü (Turkish): varied, various, assorted, miscellaneous

Definitions

  1. varied, various, assorted, miscellaneous

Ancestry of “türlü”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtürkind, variety
2Frenchtourtower; rook; apartment building
3LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
4Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- →Every word from Ancient Greek τόρνος →