Where does “σαμούρι” come from?
σαμούρι (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish سمور, from Persian سمور, from Middle Persian smwl — sable.
σαμούρι (Greek): sable
Ancestry of “σαμούρι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سمور | — |
| 2 | Persian | سمور | sable |
| 3 | Middle Persian | smwl | sable |