Morpheme
Turkey
Type
free base
Denotation
large North American bird similar to a chicken, country located in Southeastern Europe and West Asia
Etymology
Middle English Turkye; Anglo-Norman Turkye; Medieval Latin Turcia, from Turcus; Byzantine Greek Toûrkos; Classical Persian turk; Middle Persian twlk’; Old Turkic t²ür²k̥
Evidence
turkey, Turkey, turkeyling, turkeys
Notes
bird named after the country
