List of Ukrainian words of Turkic origin

Last updated July 18, 2025

This is a partial list of Ukrainian words of Turkic origin.

майдан: public square; from a Turkic language, compare Turkish meydan = square, ultimately from Persian and Arabic الميدان
лелека: stork; Ottoman Turkish leylek = stork, from Persian لک‌لک
беркут: golden eagle; from a Turkic source; compare Kazakh бүркіт, Tatar бөркет, etc.
баклажан: eggplant; via Ottoman Turkish from Persian بادنجان
карий: brown, hazel; from a Turkic source, possibly Bulgarian *kar; compare Turkish kara = black
торба: pouch, bag; from torba = bag, sack
кизил: cornel, dogwood, From Proto-Turkic *kïŕïl (“red”), compare Turkish kızılcık = cornel
чабан: shepherd; from çoban= shepherd, from Persian چوپان
гайдамак : 18th century peasant rebel in Ukraine; another meaning is brigand (highway robber);^[1] related to Turksih haydamak = to herd animals
килим: carpet; from kilim = carpet
кавун: watermelon; from kavun = melon
гарбуз: pumpkin; via a Turkic language from Persian خربزه (melon)
йогурт: yogurt; from yoğurt = yogurt
тютюн: tobacco; from tütün = tobacco
туман: fog; from a Turkic source, compare Turkish duman = smoke, fog, Kazakh тұман = mist, fog, Tatar томан = fog, mist

References

↑ Németh, Michał (2005). "Remarks on the etymology of Hung. hajdú 'herdsman' and Tkc. haydamak 'brigand'". pl:Studia Turcologica Cracoviensia (10). Krakow: Jagiellonian University: 297-309 [304]. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

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[STC-1] Németh, Michał (2005). "Remarks on the etymology of Hung. hajdú 'herdsman' and Tkc. haydamak 'brigand'". pl:Studia Turcologica Cracoviensia (10). Krakow: Jagiellonian University: 297-309 [304]. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

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