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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

Definitions

  1. driver; postilion

Ancestry of “sürücü”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسوریجی—
2Ottoman Turkishسورمكto drive, drive away, banish, advance, sell in...
3Old Anatolian Turkishsür-to drive away, spend time, go ahead, advance; to...
4Proto-Turkicsǖr-to vade away; to drive away, banish
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