Where does “Ататюрк” come from?

Ататюрк (Ukrainian) comes from Turkish Atatürk, from Turkish Türk, from Ottoman Turkish ترك, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k — Turk, Turkic people.

Ancestry of “Ататюрк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishAtatürkMustafa Kemal Atatürk
2TurkishTürkTurk; Turkish
3Ottoman TurkishتركTurk
4Persianترکcrack
5Middle Persiantwlk'—
6Old Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜Turk
7Proto-Turkic*tür(ü)kTurk, Turkic people
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k →Every word from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 →Every word from Middle Persian twlk' →
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