Where does “sığır” come from?

sığır (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish صیغیر, from Old Anatolian Turkish صغر, from Proto-Turkic *sïgïr — cow.

sığır (Turkish): cattle

Definitions

  1. cattle

Ancestry of “sığır”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصیغیرbovine, an animal of the family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison
2Old Anatolian Turkishصغر—
3Proto-Turkic*sïgïrcow
Every word from Proto-Turkic *sïgïr →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish صغر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish صیغیر →