Where does “singe” come from?
singe (Swahili) comes from Ottoman Turkish سونگو, from Proto-Turkic süŋgü — spear.
singe (Swahili): bayonet
Ancestry of “singe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سونگو | anything that presents itself straight at or... |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | süŋgü | spear |