Where does “syrt” come from?

syrt (English) comes from Latin syrtis, from Ancient Greek Σύρτις, from Ancient Greek συρτός, from Ancient Greek σύρω — to drag, trail, sweep; draw, drag, trail along;...

syrt (English): A kind of elevated flatland in Russia and Central...

Definitions

  1. A kind of elevated flatland in Russia and Central...

Ancestry of “syrt”, step by step

syrt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin syrtis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsyrtissandbank
2Ancient GreekΣύρτιςdestruction, ruin
3Ancient Greekσυρτόςswept, washed down
4Ancient Greekσύρωto drag, trail, sweep; draw, drag, trail along;...

via Russian сырт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсыртsyrt
2Kyrgyzсырт—
3Proto-Turkic*sïrt—

Words derived from “syrt”

Every word from Ancient Greek σύρω →Every word from Ancient Greek συρτός →Every word from Ancient Greek Σύρτις →