Where does “szandzsák” come from?

szandzsák (Hungarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish سنجاق, from Proto-Turkic *sančgak.

szandzsák (Hungarian): sanjak

Definitions

  1. sanjak

Ancestry of “szandzsák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسنجاقflag, banner; a type of local administrative...
2Proto-Turkic*sančgak—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *sančgak →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سنجاق →
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