Where does “Soner” come from?
Soner (Turkish) comes from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.
Ancestry of “Soner”, step by step
Soner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |
via Turkish son
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | son | last, final; end, ending; consequence, result,... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | صوڭ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | soŋ | back; end; after; back, end; back, end, after |