Where does “sınıf” come from?
sınıf (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish صنف, from Arabic صِنْف — kind, sort; class.
sınıf (Turkish): class; classroom
Ancestry of “sınıf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | صنف | — |
| 2 | Arabic | صِنْف | kind, sort; class |