Where does “Satmar” come from?
Satmar (English) comes from Yiddish סאַטמאַר, from Hungarian Szatmár, from Turkish sat, from Turkish satmak, from Ottoman Turkish صاتمق, from Proto-Turkic sat- — to sell.
Satmar (English): A member of the Satmar movement
Definitions
- A member of the Satmar movement
Ancestry of “Satmar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | סאַטמאַר | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | Szatmár | — |
| 3 | Turkish | sat | imperative of satmak |
| 4 | Turkish | satmak | to sell, market; to betray |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | صاتمق | to sell, deal in, palm off, foist |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | sat- | to sell |