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Where does “yürek” come from?

yürek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یورك, from Old Turkic yürek, from Proto-Turkic yürek — heart.

yürek (Turkish): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “yürek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیورك—
2Old Turkicyürek—
3Proto-Turkicyürekheart

Words derived from “yürek”

  • Yürekli
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