Where does “yonca” come from?

yonca (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یونجه, from Proto-Turkic *yorïnčga — clover.

yonca (Turkish): clover

Definitions

  1. clover

Ancestry of “yonca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیونجهclover; alfalfa
2Proto-Turkic*yorïnčgaclover
Every word from Proto-Turkic *yorïnčga →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یونجه →
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