Where does “şemşir” come from?

şemşir (Turkish) comes from Persian شمشیر, from Middle Persian šmšyl.

şemşir (Turkish): sword; sabre; saber

Definitions

  1. sword; sabre; saber

Ancestry of “şemşir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشمشیرsword, scimitar, shamshir
2Middle Persianšmšyl—
Every word from Middle Persian šmšyl →Every word from Persian شمشیر →