Every word has a story. EtimoTürk puts the journey of Turkish words from language to language in your pocket: the origins of 17,252 words, 1,353 root families and 12,446 words shared with 28 languages — fully offline, no ads, no account required.
ORIGIN DICTIONARY
• Finds the root even when you type an inflected form: type "kitaplarımızdan", get "kitap". Morphological search, instant results, Spotlight support.
• Every word card shows the source language, original script (Arabic, Greek, Cyrillic, Old Turkic runes…), IPA pronunciation, a step-by-step journey (Arabic qahwa → Ottoman Turkish → kahve), earliest attestation, period and where the entry comes from.
• Spoken pronunciation for the Turkish form, the source form and shared words in 28 languages.
• Word, idiom and place name of the day; Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets.
SHARED WORDS ATLAS
From the Balkans to Central Asia, from the Mediterranean to the Caucasus: which words do Turkish and its neighbours share? Region and country filters, direction of borrowing, and 1,480 "false friend" warnings for words that look alike but mean something else.
ORIGIN MUSEUM
• City & Place Names: all 81 provinces and 210 historical settlements; the name of Ankara traced layer by layer from Hittite Ankuwaš.
• Idiom Museum: the stories behind 325 idioms and proverbs in 18 halls (Ahi guilds, Ottoman seafaring, archery, Sufism…), with confidence levels clearly marked.
• Hall of Names: the origin and meaning of 428 given names, with disputed origins clearly flagged.
• Galleries for the layers of Turkish, writing systems and root families.
ORIGIN GAMES
Which Language?, Odd One Out, First Meaning, Journey Order, Ancient Name, False Friend, Which Era?, Idiom Meaning and Name Origin: 9 games, a Daily Mixed Round, Relative Hunt, Border-Crossing Word, a 60-second speed round, six ranks (Apprentice to Sage) and badges. The daily games are open to everyone.
TEXT X-RAY
Paste a poem, a news article or any paragraph and see, in colour, what share of its words come from Old Turkic, Arabic, Persian, French or Greek.
MY NOTEBOOK, SHARING & REMINDERS
• My Notebook keeps your favourite words, recently viewed words and the words you missed in the games; the ones you get right in a Mistake Review round drop off the list.
• Share a word card as an image or as text, and your game results as coloured squares that don't give the answers away.
• If you like, get the Word of the Day in the morning and a streak reminder on evenings you haven't played.
• Your points, streak, badges and My Notebook stay in step across your iPhone and iPad via iCloud.
ETIMOTÜRK PRO (ONE-TIME PURCHASE)
No subscription, no renewal; Family Sharing enabled. Pro unlocks four tools: unlimited practice rounds and 60 Seconds, unlimited Text X-Ray (the first 40 words are free), Scan a Page with the camera (recognises a printed book page on-device and analyses it) and the interactive Root Tree. Word search, cards, My Notebook, museum, atlas and the daily games stay free for everyone.
DATA & TRUST
• Works 100% offline: the whole dictionary lives on your device — the app has no server, no tracking, no ads.
• iCloud sync uses only your own Apple Account and can be turned off in About; reminders are scheduled on your device.
• Etymological entries are generated from linguistic facts in original wording; sources are shown on every card, with a one-tap link to the word's Wiktionary page where there is one.
• The database is open under CC BY-SA 4.0; report an error or a missing word from inside the app with one tap.
• Turkish and English interface; designed for iPhone and iPad.
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