Where does “sergi” come from?

sergi (Crimean Tatar) comes from Turkish sermek, from Ottoman Turkish سرمك, from Proto-Turkic *ser-.

sergi (Crimean Tatar): exhibition

Definitions

  1. exhibition

Ancestry of “sergi”, step by step

sergi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish sermek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsermekto spread (something) out on (the ground or floor); to spread (something) over
2Ottoman Turkishسرمك—
3Proto-Turkic*ser-—

via Crimean Tatar ğı

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarğı—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *ser- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سرمك →Every word from Turkish sermek →