Turkish
/ˈtɜːr.kɪʃ/noun
Relating to Turkey, its people, or the Turkish language.
Did you know?English Turkish comes through Old French and Medieval Latin from a medieval ethnonym for the Turkic peoples, ultimately tied to the early Turkic self-name *Türk*, which appears in Old Turkic inscriptions.
Etymological Timeline
Old Turkic (c. 8th century)
Old Turkic
Türk
“The name of the Turkic people or polity.”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Turcus
“A Turk; a member of the Turkic peoples.”
Old French
Old French
turqueis / turc
“Turkish; Turk.”
Middle English
English
turkisch
“Turkish; of the Turks.”
Modern English
English
Turkish
“Relating to Turkey, its people, or its language.”