Where does “Güneysınır” come from?
Güneysınır (Turkish) comes from Turkish sınır, from Arabic سنور, from Ancient Greek σύνορον, from Ancient Greek σύνορος, from Ancient Greek ὅρος, from Proto-Hellenic wórwos, from Proto-Indo-European werw-.
Ancestry of “Güneysınır”, step by step
Güneysınır traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish sınır
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | sınır | border |
| 2 | Arabic | سنور | cat |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύνορον | border, boundary, limit; frontier |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύνορος | conterminous with, neighboring, bordering |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὅρος | boundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wórwos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werw- | — |
via Turkish güney
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | güney | south |