Etymograph

English

Turceni

Turceni comes from Romanian turc ‘Turk’, and goes back to Ottoman Turkish ترك.

  1. Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928تركtürk
  2. Romanianc. 1500–presentturc‘Turk’
  3. Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentTurceni
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928تركtürk
  2. Romanianc. 1500–presentturc‘Turk’
  3. Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentTurceni
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A town in Gorj County, Romania.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ottoman Turkish ترك / Turceni