Where does “safir” come from?

safir (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish صفیر, from French saphir, from Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος, from Hebrew סַפִּיר.

safir (Turkish): sapphire

Definitions

  1. sapphire

Ancestry of “safir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصفیر—
2Frenchsaphirsapphire
3Latinsapphīrusa blue gem from the east, probably the lapis lazuli
4Ancient Greekσάπφειροςsapphire
5Hebrewסַפִּיר—
Every word from Hebrew סַפִּיר →Every word from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος →Every word from Latin sapphīrus →