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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianSatu Mare—
2EnglishSatmarA member of the Satmar movement
3YiddishסאַטמאַרSatmar Hasidic dynasty
4HungarianSzatmár—
5Turkishsatimperative of satmak
6Turkishsatmakto sell, market; to betray
7Ottoman Turkishصاتمقto sell, deal in, palm off, foist
8Proto-Turkicsat-to sell
Every word from Proto-Turkic sat- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish صاتمق →Every word from Turkish satmak →