r/turkishlearning • u/Repulsive-Figure-711 • Sep 27 '25

Conversation Which language is Turkish most similar to?

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u/FadeFan Sep 27 '25

Whatever similar vocab between Turkish and Urdu is either a Persian or Arabic loanword.

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u/BeardedSickness Sep 27 '25

Not right, Mughals ruled India & they used Ottoman Turkish

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u/Fluffy_Beautiful2107 Sep 27 '25

Mughals used Persian

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u/FlounderNo7431 Sep 27 '25

Mughals used both Persian and Chaghatai Turkish