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Where does the word "yurt" come from? It comes from Turkic yurt, and was adopted directly into English (1780s).
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Where does the word "yurt" come from? It comes from Turkic yurt, and was adopted directly into English (1780s).
Yurt’s story begins in Turkic: yurt meant “a nomad's dwelling place.” A round, portable felt-covered tent used by nomadic peoples of Central Asia. It reached English by 1780s as yurt. From a Turkic word for homeland; in Mongolian the tent is called 'ger'. Today, yurt means a round, portable tent traditionally used by nomads of Central Asia.
- Stage 1 · Turkic · medieval yurt "a nomad's dwelling place", a round, portable felt-covered tent used by nomadic peoples of Central Asia.
- Stage 2 · English · 1780s yurt "a round, portable felt tent", from a Turkic word for homeland; in Mongolian the tent is called 'ger'.