Where does “sürücü” come from?
sürücü (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سوریجی, from Ottoman Turkish سورمك, from Old Anatolian Turkish sür-, from Proto-Turkic sǖr- — to vade away; to drive away, banish.
sürücü (Turkish): driver; postilion
Ancestry of “sürücü”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سوریجی | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | سورمك | to drive, drive away, banish, advance, sell in... |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | sür- | to drive away, spend time, go ahead, advance; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | sǖr- | to vade away; to drive away, banish |