Where does “sığınak” come from?
sığınak (Turkish) comes from Turkish sığınmak, from Ottoman Turkish صیغنمق, from Ottoman Turkish صیغمق, from Old Norse Sig-.
sığınak (Turkish): shelter, refuge; blockhouse
Definitions
- shelter, refuge; blockhouse
Ancestry of “sığınak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | sığınmak | to take shelter in |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | صیغنمق | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | صیغمق | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | Sig- | — |
Words derived from “sığınak”