Where does “kömür” come from?

kömür (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كومور, from Proto-Turkic kömür — coal.

kömür (Turkish): coal; charcoal

Definitions

  1. coal; charcoal

Ancestry of “kömür”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكومورcharcoal, a substance obtained by destructive distillation of wood
2Proto-Turkickömürcoal
Every word from Proto-Turkic kömür →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كومور →
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