Where does “sınıf” come from?

sınıf (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish صنف, from Arabic صِنْف — kind, sort; class.

sınıf (Turkish): class; classroom

Definitions

  1. class; classroom

Ancestry of “sınıf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصنفkind, sort, type, variety, a class of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together
2Arabicصِنْفkind, sort; class

Words derived from “sınıf”

Every word from Arabic صِنْف →Every word from Ottoman Turkish صنف →
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