Where does “სიღნაღი” come from?
სიღნაღი (Georgian) comes from Turkish sığınak, from Turkish sığınmak, from Ottoman Turkish صیغنمق, from Ottoman Turkish صیغمق, from Old Norse Sig-.
Ancestry of “სიღნაღი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | sığınak | shelter, refuge; blockhouse |
| 2 | Turkish | sığınmak | to take shelter in |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | صیغنمق | — |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | صیغمق | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | Sig- | — |