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Where does “saç” come from?

saç (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ساج, from Proto-Turkic siāč — tin, pan; white copper, tin, pan.

saç (Turkish): hair; second-person singular imperative of saçmak

Definitions

  1. hair; second-person singular imperative of saçmak

Ancestry of “saç”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishساجpan; teak tree and wood
2Proto-Turkicsiāčtin, pan; white copper, tin, pan

Words derived from “saç”

  • saçlı
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