Where does “üçburçluk” come from?

üçburçluk (Turkmen) comes from Turkish burç, from Ottoman Turkish برج, from Arabic بُرْج, from Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܓܐ, from Latin burgus, from Frankish burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

üçburçluk (Turkmen): triangle

Definitions

  1. triangle

Ancestry of “üçburçluk”, step by step

üçburçluk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish burç

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishburçzodiac; horoscope; constellation
2Ottoman Turkishبرجtower; constellation; zodiac
3Arabicبُرْجtower
4Classical Syriacܒܘܪܓܐtower, turret, fortress; columbarium; zodiac sign
5LatinburgusA fort or castle, especially a smaller one; a...
6Frankishburgfortress; town; fortified city
7Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-

via Turkmen üç

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkmenüçthree
2Proto-Turkicüčthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic burgzEvery word from Frankish burg