Where does “saruk” come from?

saruk (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian sár, from Oghur šār, from Proto-Turkic siāŕ — marsh, dirt.

saruk (Serbo-Croatian): turban

Definitions

  1. turban

Ancestry of “saruk”, step by step

saruk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian sár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansármud; sin, fault, wrong, culpability
2Oghuršār—
3Proto-Turkicsiāŕmarsh, dirt

via Ottoman Turkish صارق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصارقturban
2Proto-Turkic*saru-to wind, wrap

via Hungarian saru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansaru(toe post) sandal, thong, flip-flop

Words derived from “saruk”

Every word from Proto-Turkic siāŕ →Every word from Oghur šār →Every word from Hungarian sár →