Where does “vurgu” come from?

vurgu (Turkish) comes from Turkish vurmak, from Old Turkic 𐰆𐰺, from Proto-Turkic hur-.

vurgu (Turkish): stress; The emphasis placed on a syllable of a...

Definitions

  1. stress; The emphasis placed on a syllable of a...

Ancestry of “vurgu”, step by step

vurgu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish vurmak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishvurmakto hit, to strike, to pound, to beat; to shoot
2Old Turkic𐰆𐰺—
3Proto-Turkichur-—

via Azerbaijani vurmaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanivurmaqto hit, to pound, to beat; to shoot; to stab
2Old Anatolian Turkishاورمقto hit
3Proto-Turkic*üŕ-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic hur- →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰆𐰺 →Every word from Turkish vurmak →