Where does “şemşir” come from?
şemşir (Turkish) comes from Persian شمشیر, from Middle Persian šmšyl.
şemşir (Turkish): sword; sabre; saber
Ancestry of “şemşir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | شمشیر | sword, scimitar, shamshir |
| 2 | Middle Persian | šmšyl | — |