Where does “سمور” come from?

سمور (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian سمور, from Middle Persian smwl — sable.

سمور (Ottoman Turkish): sable, any carnivorous mammal of the species Martes zibellina and its pelt or fur

Definitions

  1. sable, any carnivorous mammal of the species Martes zibellina and its pelt or fur

Ancestry of “سمور”, step by step

سمور traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سمور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسمورsable
2Middle Persiansmwlsable

via Classical Persian سمور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianسمور—

Words derived from “سمور”

Every word from Middle Persian smwl →Every word from Persian سمور →