Etymology

Selçuk

Today it means: A town, municipality, and district of İzmir Province, Turkey, near the ruins of ancient Ephesus. Full definition →

Turkish Selçuk ← Ottoman Turkish سلچوق
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  1. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromسلچوق“Seljuk”
  2. Turkish · borrowed fromSelçuk
  3. English todaySelçuk

Borrowed from Turkish Selçuk, from Ottoman Turkish سلچوق (Selçuk, “Seljuk”). See Seljuk.

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