Where does “صفیر” come from?

صفیر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French saphir, from Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος, from Hebrew סַפִּיר.

Ancestry of “صفیر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaphirsapphire
2Latinsapphīrusa blue gem from the east, probably the lapis lazuli
3Ancient Greekσάπφειροςsapphire
4Hebrewסַפִּיר—

Words derived from “صفیر”

Every word from Hebrew סַפִּיר →Every word from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος →Every word from Latin sapphīrus →