List of Spanish words of Turkic origin

This is a list of Spanish words that come from Turkic languages. It is further divided into words that come from Kazakh, Kyrgyz Tatar, and Turkish. Some of these words existed in Latin as loanwords from other languages. Some of these words have alternate etymologies and may also appear on a list of Spanish words from a different language, especially including Arabic and Persian languages.

List edit

  • bajá, pachá
  • bergamota
  • calmuco
  • caracul
  • caviar
  • chacal
  • cosaco
  • horda
  • húngaro
  • huno
  • kan/jan = khan, an honorific title from Turko-Mongol
  • odalisca
  • otomano
  • quiosco, kiosco
  • sorbete
  • Turco
  • turquesa
  • visir
  • yogur

Kazakh edit

Kyrgyz edit

Tatar edit

Turkish edit

See also edit

janizari=yeniçeri (name given to Turkish soldiers in the Ottoman Empire)

References edit

  • "Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua española" by Guido Gómez de Silva (ISBN 968-16-2812-8)