Where does “sünger” come from?

sünger (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سونگر, from Greek σφουγγάρι, from Byzantine Greek σφουγγάριον, from Ancient Greek σπόγγος — sponge; tonsil.

sünger (Turkish): sponge

Definitions

sponge

Ancestry of “sünger”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	سونگر	sponge; anything soft or porous as a sponge
2	Greek	σφουγγάρι	sponge
3	Byzantine Greek	σφουγγάριον	—
4	Ancient Greek	σπόγγος	sponge; tonsil

Every word from Ancient Greek σπόγγος →Every word from Byzantine Greek σφουγγάριον →Every word from Greek σφουγγάρι →