Where does “çay samuru” come from?

çay samuru (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani samur, from Persian سمور, from Middle Persian smwl — sable.

çay samuru (Azerbaijani): otter

Definitions

  1. otter

Ancestry of “çay samuru”, step by step

çay samuru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani samur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanisamursable animal
2Persianسمورsable
3Middle Persiansmwlsable

via Azerbaijani çay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniçaytea; river
2Persianجایplace
Every word from Middle Persian smwl →