Where does “sathmarschwäbisch” come from?
sathmarschwäbisch (German) comes from German Sathmar, from Hungarian Szatmár, from Turkish sat, from Turkish satmak, from Ottoman Turkish صاتمق, from Proto-Turkic sat- — to sell.
sathmarschwäbisch (German): Sathmar Swabian
Ancestry of “sathmarschwäbisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Sathmar | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | Szatmár | — |
| 3 | Turkish | sat | imperative of satmak |
| 4 | Turkish | satmak | to sell, market; to betray |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | صاتمق | to sell, deal in, palm off, foist |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | sat- | to sell |