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
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 | — |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | σφουγγάριον | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπόγγος | sponge; tonsil |