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In current modern Turkish language, some commonly used colors are borrowed from different regions. If you guys know more colors and their origins, please add to the list. Here are some of them!
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Sarı (Yellow): Türkic
Bej (Beige): French
Kırmızı (Red): Farsi
Kızıl (Red): Türkic
Pembe (Pink): Farsi
Al (Pink/Red): Türkic
Mor (Purple): Greek
Lacivert (Navy Blue): Farsi
Yeşil (Green): Türkic
Turuncu (Orange): Farsi
Bordo (Claret Red/Burgundy): French
Mavi (Blue): Arabic
Gök (Blue): Türkic
Turkuaz (Turquoise): French
Gri (Gray): French
Boz (Gray): Türkic
Siyah (Black/Dark): Farsi
Kara (Black/Dark): Türkic
Beyaz (White): Arabic
Ak (White): Türkic
Metallic Colors
Altın (Gold): Türkic
Gümüş (Silver): Türkic
Demir (Iron): Türkic
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/renk
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