Where does “טורמע” come from?

טורמע (Yiddish) comes from Russian тюрьма́, from Old East Slavic тюрма, from Proto-Turkic türmä — prison.

טורמע (Yiddish): prison

Definitions

  1. prison

Ancestry of “טורמע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтюрьма́prison, jail
2Old East Slavicтюрма—
3Proto-Turkictürmäprison
Every word from Proto-Turkic türmä →Every word from Old East Slavic тюрма →Every word from Russian тюрьма́ →