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Where does “Türkmen” come from?

Türkmen (Turkmen) comes from Turkish Türkmen, from Persian ترکمن, from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k.

Türkmen (Turkmen): Turk-like; Turkmen

Definitions

  1. Turk-like; Turkmen

Ancestry of “Türkmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishTürkmenTurk-like
2Persianترکمن—
3Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜—
4Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)k—

Words derived from “Türkmen”

  • Turkmenistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • तुर्कमेनिस्तान
  • Turkmenistan
  • তুৰ্কমেনিস্তান
  • Türkmenistan
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