Word origin quiz: where does this Turkish word come from?
Pencere, şemsiye, soba, papatya... Most of the words Turkish uses every day travelled a long way before settling in. How many origins can you guess?
Turkish has been trading words with its neighbours for centuries. Many of the words that come out of our mouths at breakfast or in an evening chat actually arrived from Persian, Arabic, Italian or Greek and simply stayed.
This quiz asks about the origin of ten everyday words. Every answer was checked against the Turkish Language Association dictionary and Wiktionary entries, so even a wrong guess comes with something to learn.
Which language does the Turkish word "pencere" (window) come from?
What is the origin of the Turkish word "şemsiye" (umbrella)?
Which language did the Turkish word "gazete" (newspaper) enter from?
Where does the Turkish word "anahtar" (key) come from?
The weekday "çarşamba" (Wednesday) was borrowed from which language?
Which language does the Turkish word "şoför" (driver) come from?
Which language did the Turkish word "soba" (stove) enter from?
What is the origin of the name "lahmacun"?
The flower "papatya" (camomile) comes from which language?
"Kurultay", meaning a grand assembly, was borrowed from which language?
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