Turanian

Meanings

Adjective

• Of or pertaining to Turan.

Noun

• A member of any of the Asian peoples who speak Uralic or Altaic (or Turan) languages.

Proper Noun

• A proposed language family (now generally rejected) encompassing the Uralic and Altaic languages; Ural-Altaic.

Origin

• Turan + -ian. Use picked up in the mid 1800s, peaking in the late 1800s before dropping off in the mid 1900s.