Where does “самур” come from?
самур (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Turkish samur, from Ottoman Turkish samur, from Persian samur.
самур (Serbo-Croatian): sable
Ancestry of “самур”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | samur | sable |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | samur | — |
| 3 | Persian | samur | — |