Where does “süpürge” come from?

süpürge (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سوپوركه, from Proto-Turkic *sipürge, from Proto-Turkic *sipür- — to sweep.

süpürge (Turkish): broom

Definitions

  1. broom

Ancestry of “süpürge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسوپوركهbroom, besom, a domestic utensil used for sweeping
2Proto-Turkic*sipürge—
3Proto-Turkic*sipür-to sweep
Every word from Proto-Turkic *sipür- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *sipürge →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سوپوركه →