Where does “Satu Mare” come from?
Satu Mare (English) comes from Romanian Satu Mare, from English Satmar, from Yiddish סאַטמאַר, from Hungarian Szatmár, from Turkish sat, from Turkish satmak, from Ottoman Turkish صاتمق, from Proto-Turkic sat- — to sell.
Ancestry of “Satu Mare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | Satu Mare | — |
| 2 | English | Satmar | A member of the Satmar movement |
| 3 | Yiddish | סאַטמאַר | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | Szatmár | — |
| 5 | Turkish | sat | imperative of satmak |
| 6 | Turkish | satmak | to sell, market; to betray |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | صاتمق | to sell, deal in, palm off, foist |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | sat- | to sell |