List_of_English_words_of_Turkish_origin List_of_English_words_of_Turkish_origin

List of English words of Turkish origin - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Afghan, Afghani, Afrikaans, Ainu, Akan, Akkadian, Albanian, Aleut, Algonquin, Amharic, Andaman, Apache, Arabic, Aramaic, Araucanian, Arawak, Armenian, Assamese, Austral, Avestan, Aymara, Aztec, Balinese, Baluchi, Bashkir

A few words from the Turkish language have entered English; mostly from traders and soldiers from and in the Ottoman Empire.

bosh
Cossack
horde
janissary
kavass
khan
kumiss
turkey (the bird)
turquoise
Urdu 
(from the word for camp, since Urdu was used in military camps)
yoghurt

See also: Lists of English words of international origin

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