Where does “sanjak” come from?
sanjak (English) comes from Turkish sancak, from Ottoman Turkish سنجاق, from Proto-Turkic *sančgak.
sanjak (English): An administrative region under the Ottoman...
Definitions
- An administrative region under the Ottoman...
Ancestry of “sanjak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | sancak | emblem; shire; sanjak |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | سنجاق | flag, banner; a type of local administrative... |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *sančgak | — |
Words derived from “sanjak”