Türk

Turkish

/tyɾc/

proper noun
Definitions
  • Turk (person from Turkey)
  • Turk (person of ethnic group)

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ترك inherited from Proto-Turkic *türi- (lineage, ancestry).

Origin

Proto-Turkic

*türi-

Gloss

lineage, ancestry

Timeline

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