Where does “سونكرلنمك” come from?
سونكرلنمك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سونكر, from Greek σφουγγάρι, from Byzantine Greek σφουγγάριον, from Ancient Greek σπόγγος — sponge; tonsil.
سونكرلنمك (Ottoman Turkish): to become a sponge or like a sponge
Definitions
- to become a sponge or like a sponge
Ancestry of “سونكرلنمك”, step by step
سونكرلنمك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish سونكر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سونكر | sea sponge, any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera |
| 2 | Greek | σφουγγάρι | sponge |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | σφουγγάριον | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπόγγος | sponge; tonsil |
via Ottoman Turkish ـلنمك
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ـلنمك | — |