English word origin

Etymology of yurt

Borrowed from French yourte or German Jurte, from Russian ю́рта (júrta, “yurt”), from a Turkic language, from Proto-Turkic *yūrt (“dwelling place”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from French yourte or German Jurte, from Russian ю́рта (júrta, “yurt”), from a Turkic language, from Proto-Turkic *yūrt (“dwelling place”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionyourtefr
Borrowed-form mentionJurtede
Derivation mentionю́ртаru · yurt
Derivation mention*yūrttrk-pro · dwelling place

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

The natural resources and arable land over which a Cossack stanitsa had exclusive control in their territory.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Russian юрт (jurt), from a Turkic language in the sense of “one's native land”, from Proto-Turkic *yūrt (“dwelling place”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionюртru
Derivation mention*yūrttrk-pro · dwelling place

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